grateful_a spectacle_n unto_o all_o latiaris_n as_o i_o have_v rehearse_v before_o be_v the_o principal_a agent_n of_o circumvent_a titius_n sabinus_n and_o then_o the_o first_o that_o receive_v punishment_n for_o it_o among_o these_o accusation_n haterius_n agrippa_n set_v upon_o the_o consul_n of_o the_o last_o year_n ask_v they_o why_o they_o be_v now_o so_o still_o and_o cease_v from_o the_o accusation_n begin_v the_o one_o against_o the_o other_o it_o be_v fear_v and_o guilt_n of_o conscience_n which_o make_v they_o friend_n but_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n will_v not_o so_o put_v up_o that_o which_o they_o have_v hear_v regulus_n say_v he_o will_v stay_v for_o a_o time_n of_o revenge_n and_o that_o he_o will_v prosecute_v the_o matter_n before_o the_o prince_n trio_n answer_v that_o emulation_n and_o envy_n betwixt_o colleague_n be_v better_o forget_v and_o injurious_a word_n if_o any_o have_v pass_v agrippa_n urge_v on_o still_o sanqvinius_n maximus_n one_o of_o the_o consul_n desire_v the_o senator_n that_o they_o will_v not_o increase_v the_o emperor_n care_n by_o hunt_v after_o matter_n of_o dislike_n and_o that_o he_o himself_o be_v able_a to_o redress_v these_o thing_n and_o so_o regulus_n life_n be_v save_v and_o trioes_n ruin_n defer_v haterius_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o odious_a because_o that_o wither_a and_o unlustie_a with_o sleep_n or_o lascivious_a watch_n and_o through_o his_o dull_a drowsy_a disposition_n nothing_o fear_v the_o prince_n though_o cruel_a even_o in_o his_o brothel_n house_n and_o loose_a lasciviousness_n dream_v of_o nothing_o but_o how_o to_o subvert_v the_o nobility_n after_o that_o cotta_n messalinus_n the_o author_n of_o every_o cruel_a sentence_n and_o hate_v of_o old_a as_o soon_o as_o occasion_n be_v offer_v be_v accuse_v to_o have_v utter_v certain_a thing_n against_o caesar_n and_o among_o other_o that_o he_o be_v in_o his_o secret_a part_n both_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o after_o a_o banquet_n on_o the_o birth_n day_n of_o augusta_n among_o the_o priest_n he_o term_v that_o a_o novendinale_n supper_n or_o belong_v to_o a_o mortuary_n &_o that_o repine_v at_o m._n lepidus_n and_o l._n arruntius_n power_n and_o authority_n have_v a_o suit_n depend_v against_o they_o for_o a_o money_n matter_n he_o shall_v say_v that_o they_o the_o senate_n will_v defend_v but_o i_o my_o little_a tiberius_n will_v support_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o city_n convict_v he_o without_o any_o delay_n and_o pursue_v he_o eager_o he_o appeal_v to_o the_o emperor_n and_o not_o long_o after_o letter_n be_v bring_v from_o tiberius_n in_o which_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o defence_n call_v to_o mind_v the_o beginning_n of_o friendship_n between_o he_o and_o cotta_n and_o his_o many_o good_a turn_n and_o service_n request_v that_o word_n may_v not_o be_v hardly_o wrest_v and_o that_o the_o simplicity_n of_o table_n talk_n may_v not_o be_v impute_v to_o he_o as_o a_o crime_n the_o beginning_n of_o these_o letter_n of_o caesar_n be_v worth_a the_o note_n which_o be_v this_o what_o i_o shall_v write_v unto_o you_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n or_o how_o i_o shall_v write_v and_o what_o i_o shall_v not_o write_v at_o all_o at_o this_o time_n the_o god_n and_o the_o goddess_n confound_v i_o worse_o than_o i_o feel_v and_o know_v myself_o daily_o to_o perish_v if_o i_o know_v so_o far_o his_o villainous_a demeanour_n turn_v to_o his_o own_o scourge_n &_o punishment_n and_o therefore_o that_o most_o deep_a wise_a man_n do_v not_o say_v without_o cause_n that_o if_o tyrant_n mind_n be_v lay_v open_a a_o man_n shall_v see_v they_o tear_v &_o rend_v in_o sunder_o for_o as_o the_o body_n be_v rend_v with_o stripe_n so_o the_o mind_n be_v torment_v with_o cruelty_n wanton_a affection_n &_o evil_a counsel_n for_o neither_o his_o great_a fortune_n nor_o solitary_a place_n can_v defend_v tiberius_n but_o that_o himself_o confess_v the_o torment_n &_o punishment_n which_o lie_v hide_v in_o his_o breast_n then_o the_o senator_n have_v receive_v authority_n to_o determine_v of_o caecilianus_n according_a to_o their_o will_n who_o have_v utter_v many_o thing_n against_o cotta_n their_o judgement_n be_v that_o he_o shall_v receive_v the_o same_o punishment_n that_o aruseius_n &_o sanqvinius_n have_v who_o be_v l._n arruntius_n accuser_n then_o the_o which_o nothing_o ever_o happen_v more_o honourable_a to_o cotta_n who_o be_v indeed_o of_o noble_a birth_n but_o through_o riot_n needy_a and_o infamous_a for_o his_o vice_n in_o honourable_a punishment_n be_v make_v equal_a to_o arruntius_n a_o man_n of_o sincere_a and_o honest_a life_n ii_o terentius_n defence_n why_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v punish_v like_o unto_o other_o of_o sejanus_n friend_n qvintus_n seruaeus_n after_o this_o and_o minutius_n thermus_n be_v bring_v in_o seruaeus_n have_v be_v praetor_n and_o gerusanicus_n companion_n minutius_n a_o gentleman_n and_o who_o in_o sejanus_n friendship_n have_v carry_v himself_o modest_o and_o therefore_o both_o the_o more_o pity_v but_o tiberius_n contrariwise_o blame_v they_o as_o principal_a agent_n command_v c._n caestius_n a_o old_a senator_n to_o report_v unto_o the_o senator_n what_o he_o have_v write_v unto_o he_o whereupon_o caestius_n undertake_v the_o accusation_n a_o miserable_a calamity_n of_o those_o time_n that_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o senator_n some_o open_o some_o secret_o play_v the_o part_n of_o base_a promoter_n and_o further_o no_o man_n able_a to_o know_v the_o stranger_n from_o the_o kinsman_n nor_o friend_n from_o such_o as_o he_o never_o see_v before_o nor_o thing_n late_o commit_v from_o such_o as_o through_o continuance_n of_o time_n be_v almost_o forget_v they_o be_v accuse_v of_o all_o they_o have_v speak_v wheresoever_o either_o in_o the_o place_n of_o assembly_n or_o at_o their_o table_n every_o man_n make_v haste_n to_o prevent_v and_o be_v before_o another_o in_o carri_v of_o tale_n some_o of_o they_o to_o save_v themselves_o other_o some_o infect_v as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o disease_n get_v by_o converse_v with_o other_o but_o minutius_n and_o seruaeus_n be_v condemn_v and_o their_o good_n give_v the_o accuser_n julius_n africanus_n bear_v at_o santon_n a_o town_n in_o gallia_n and_o seius_n quadratus_n be_v draw_v into_o the_o like_a mishap_n but_o the_o occasion_n why_o i_o have_v not_o find_v i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a that_o the_o danger_n and_o punishment_n of_o many_o have_v be_v omit_v by_o writer_n be_v overweary_v with_o multitude_n or_o fear_v lest_o those_o thing_n shall_v be_v tedious_a to_o the_o reader_n which_o seem_v superfluous_a and_o lamentable_a to_o themselves_o in_o rehearse_v there_o have_v come_v many_o thing_n to_o our_o ear_n worthy_a the_o knowledge_n although_o other_o have_v not_o once_o touch_v they_o for_o at_o the_o self_n same_o time_n that_o the_o rest_n colourable_o seem_v to_o shake_v off_o the_o amity_n they_o have_v with_o sejanus_n m._n terentius_n a_o gentleman_n of_o rome_n although_o arraign_v for_o his_o labour_n dare_v avouch_v it_o begin_v his_o speech_n for_o his_o defence_n before_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n in_o this_o manner_n it_o will_v be_v peradventure_o less_o behooveful_a for_o my_o estate_n to_o acknowledge_v then_o deny_v the_o crime_n i_o be_o charge_v with_o but_o hap_n what_o hap_n may_v i_o will_v confess_v that_o i_o have_v be_v sejanus_n friend_n and_o that_o i_o desire_v so_o to_o be_v and_o that_o after_o i_o have_v obtain_v his_o friendship_n i_o be_v glad_a of_o it_o i_o have_v see_v he_o joint_a officer_n with_o my_o father_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o praetorian_a cohort_n and_o not_o long_o after_o in_o manage_v of_o city_n affair_n and_o matter_n of_o war_n his_o kinsman_n and_o ally_n be_v advance_v to_o honour_n as_o every_o man_n be_v inward_a with_o sejanus_n so_o be_v he_o grace_v by_o caesar_n and_o contrariwise_o such_o as_o be_v not_o in_o his_o favour_n live_v in_o fear_n and_o distress_a with_o poverty_n neither_o do_v i_o allege_v any_o man_n for_o a_o example_n of_o this_o all_o of_o we_o who_o be_v not_o privy_a to_o his_o last_o attempt_n with_o the_o danger_n of_o my_o only_a estate_n i_o will_v defend_v not_o sejanus_n the_o vulsiniensis_n but_o a_o part_n of_o the_o claudian_a and_o julian_n family_n which_o by_o alliance_n he_o have_v enter_v into_o thy_o son_n in_o law_n caesar_n thy_o companion_n in_o the_o consulship_n and_o he_o who_o take_v upon_o he_o thy_o charge_n of_o administer_a the_o commonwealth_n we_o do_v reverence_n and_o honour_n it_o be_v not_o our_o part_n to_o judge_v of_o he_o who_o thou_o do_v exalt_v above_o the_o rest_n nor_o for_o what_o consideration_n to_o thou_o the_o high_a judgement_n of_o thing_n the_o god_n have_v give_v and_o unto_o we_o the_o glory_n of_o obedience_n be_v leave_v we_o look_v unto_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o see_v before_o our_o
he_o for_o his_o own_o part_n be_v lodge_v among_o savage_a and_o barbarous_a people_n do_v from_o his_o cabin_n see_v the_o enemy_n every_o hour_n the_o base_a sort_n come_v murmur_v about_o he_o and_o stir_v up_o other_o with_o diverse_a encouragement_n some_o reproachful_o show_v the_o wale_n of_o their_o stipes_fw-la some_o their_o gray_a hair_n some_o their_o ragged_a tear_a coat_n some_o their_o naked_a body_n at_o last_o they_o grow_v into_o such_o a_o fury_n and_o rage_n that_o they_o purpose_v of_o three_o legion_n shuffle_v together_o to_o make_v one_o but_o they_o change_v that_o devise_n very_o quick_o every_o one_o through_o emulation_n covet_v that_o honour_n for_o his_o own_o legion_n and_o pitch_v the_o three_o standart_v and_o ensign_n together_o withal_o they_o throw_v up_o mound_n of_o turf_n and_o place_v on_o it_o a_o tribunal_n to_o the_o end_n the_o seat_n may_v be_v more_o conspicuous_a as_o they_o hasten_v to_o finish_v the_o work_n blaesus_n come_v in_o among_o they_o rebuke_v some_o and_o hinder_v now_o one_o now_o another_o and_o cry_v aloud_o in_o my_o blood_n rather_o imbrue_v your_o hand_n for_o it_o be_v a_o lesser_a offence_n to_o slay_v the_o lieutenant_n then_o fall_v from_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o emperor_n i_o will_v either_o with_o my_o life_n keep_v the_o legion_n in_o faithful_a allegiance_n or_o be_v slay_v by_o you_o hasten_v your_o repentance_n nevertheless_o they_o hold_v on_o their_o work_n until_o they_o have_v bring_v it_o breast_n high_a when_o at_o last_o be_v overcome_v with_o his_o importunacy_n they_o give_v over_o their_o enterprise_n then_o blaesus_n do_v in_o good_a and_o eloquent_a manner_n show_v unto_o they_o that_o it_o be_v not_o convenient_a that_o soldier_n petition_n shall_v be_v carry_v to_o the_o emperor_n by_o mutiny_n and_o rebellion_n neither_o do_v the_o old_a soldier_n under_o emperor_n in_o time_n past_a nor_o yet_o they_o themselves_o demand_v of_o augustus_n such_o unlawful_a and_o new_a request_n and_o that_o in_o a_o unseasonable_a time_n the_o new_a prince_n be_v burden_v with_o care_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o empire_n notwithstanding_o if_o their_o purpose_n be_v to_o obtain_v that_o in_o a_o time_n of_o peace_n which_o be_v conqueror_n in_o civil_a war_n they_o never_o attempt_v yet_o why_o do_v they_o contrary_v to_o the_o duty_n of_o allegiance_n and_o order_n of_o service_n use_v force_n they_o shall_v rather_o depute_v some_o ambassador_n to_o caesar_n with_o public_a commission_n to_o declare_v their_o request_n they_o all_o cry_v immediate_o that_o blaesus_n son_n a_o tribune_n may_v undertake_v the_o embassy_n and_o entreat_v that_o all_o such_o as_o have_v serve_v sixteen_o year_n shall_v be_v dismiss_v and_o send_v home_o which_o be_v grant_v then_o they_o will_v enjoin_v he_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o charge_n the_o young_a man_n be_v depart_v with_o this_o message_n they_o surcease_v their_o rebellion_n but_o the_o soldier_n grow_v proud_a that_o the_o lieutenant_n son_n undertake_v to_o plead_v the_o common_a cause_n as_o be_v a_o evident_a token_n that_o they_o have_v wring_v out_o that_o by_o force_n which_o by_o modest_a demeanour_n they_o shall_v never_o have_v obtain_v vi_o the_o rebellion_n continue_v a_o practice_n of_o vibulenus_n against_o blaesus_n in_o the_o mean_a season_n certain_a band_n of_o soldier_n send_v to_o nauportum_fw-la before_o the_o rebellion_n begin_v to_o see_v the_o way_n clear_a the_o bridge_n safe_a &_o other_o convenience_n for_o the_o war_n understand_v of_o the_o mutiny_n grow_v in_o the_o camp_n snatch_v up_o their_o ensign_n and_o sack_v village_n adjoin_v &_o nauport_n itself_o which_o may_v have_v pass_v for_o a_o reasonable_a free_a town_n injury_v &_o revile_v the_o centurion_n which_o go_v about_o to_o bridle_v they_o first_o with_o scoff_n and_o reproachful_a term_n then_o with_o blow_n &_o stripe_n but_o they_o have_v a_o especial_a heart-burning_a against_o aufidienus_n rufus_n the_o campe-master_n who_o they_o pull_v out_o of_o his_o chariot_n and_o load_v with_o a_o farthel_n of_o stuff_n &_o make_v he_o march_v foremost_a of_o all_o the_o company_n now_o &_o then_o ask_v he_o in_o a_o mockery_n whether_o he_o bear_v so_o great_a a_o burden_n willing_o or_o not_o or_o whether_o so_o long_o a_o journey_n seem_v not_o tedious_a unto_o he_o this_o rufus_n have_v long_o be_v a_o common_a soldier_n then_o a_o centurion_n then_o the_o campmaster_n and_o seek_v to_o renew_v the_o ancient_a rigour_n of_o service_n and_o be_v himself_o harden_v to_o bear_v any_o labour_n and_o travail_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o cruel_a because_o himself_o have_v endure_v the_o like_a these_o company_n join_v with_o the_o other_o legion_n begin_v to_o rebel_v afresh_o and_o straggle_v some_o one_o way_n some_o another_o destroy_v and_o waste_v all_o about_o they_o blaesus_n to_o terrify_v the_o rest_n command_v some_o few_o and_o especial_o such_o as_o have_v the_o great_a pillage_n to_o be_v apprehend_v whip_v and_o cast_v into_o prison_n for_o even_o then_o the_o centurion_n and_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o the_o soldier_n be_v obedient_a to_o the_o lieutenant_n but_o the_o prisoner_n draw_v back_o and_o resist_v such_o as_o lead_v they_o catch_v hold_v and_o embrace_v the_o knee_n of_o the_o stander_n by_o call_v everieman_n by_o his_o name_n or_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o band_n he_o serve_v under_o or_o cohort_n or_o legion_n cry_v that_o they_o shall_v drink_v all_o of_o the_o same_o cup_n withal_o they_o heap_v injury_n upon_o injury_n against_o the_o lieutenant_n call_v to_o witness_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o god_n and_o leave_v nothing_o undo_v or_o unsaide_v which_o may_v serve_v to_o stir_v hatred_n move_v compassion_n breed_v fear_n or_o provoke_v anger_n the_o soldier_n cluster_v all_o together_o break_v open_v the_o prison_n set_v at_o liberty_n the_o prisoner_n and_o shuffle_v in_o among_o themselves_o the_o fugitive_n and_o condemn_v of_o capital_a crime_n this_o kindle_v the_o rage_n of_o the_o soldier_n and_o more_o ringleader_n join_v with_o they_o among_o who_o one_o vibulenus_n a_o common_a soldier_n lift_v on_o the_o shoulder_n of_o the_o stander_n by_o before_o blaesus_n tribunal_n begin_v to_o speak_v unto_o the_o disorder_a and_o attentive_a soldier_n in_o this_o manner_n you_o have_v give_v light_a and_o life_n to_o these_o innocent_a and_o miserable_a wretch_n but_o when_o will_v you_o restore_v life_n to_o my_o brother_n and_o my_o brother_n to_o i_o who_o be_v send_v unto_o you_o from_o the_o german_a camp_n to_o entreat_v of_o the_o common_a profit_n and_o good_a be_v this_o last_o night_n murder_v by_o his_o fencer_n which_o he_o have_v always_o ready_o arm_v to_o cut_v the_o soldier_n throat_n answer_v blaesus_n where_o have_v thou_o throw_v his_o body_n for_o the_o enemy_n themselves_o envy_v not_o that_o i_o shall_v bury_v he_o and_o when_o i_o shall_v have_v fill_v my_o grief_n with_o kiss_v and_o weep_v over_o he_o command_v i_o to_o be_v murder_v also_o so_o as_o these_o our_o companion_n bury_v he_o and_o i_o slay_v for_o no_o other_o offence_n but_o because_o we_o further_v the_o common_a good_a and_o profit_n of_o the_o legion_n he_o inflame_v his_o word_n with_o tear_n beat_v himself_o on_o the_o face_n and_o breast_n then_o thrust_v they_o from_o he_o on_o who_o shoulder_n he_o be_v carry_v and_o throw_v himself_o at_o every_o man_n foot_n drive_v they_o all_o into_o such_o amaze_n and_o stir_v such_o hatred_n that_o part_n of_o the_o soldier_n lay_v hand_n on_o blaesus_n fencer_n and_o bind_v they_o part_n on_o the_o residue_n of_o his_o family_n and_o part_n run_v hither_o and_o thither_o to_o seek_v for_o vibulenus_n brother_n body_n and_o if_o it_o have_v not_o appear_v incontinent_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o body_n find_v if_o his_o slave_n by_o torture_n have_v not_o deny_v any_o such_o pretend_a murder_n to_o have_v be_v commit_v and_o further_o that_o vibulenus_n never_o have_v any_o such_o brother_n the_o soldier_n will_v hardly_o have_v spare_v the_o lieutenant_n life_n nevertheless_o they_o thrust_v out_o the_o tribune_n and_o camp-maister_n spoil_v &_o rob_v such_o as_o flee_v slay_v lucillius_n a_o centurion_n who_o the_o soldier_n by_o a_o nickname_n call_v cedo_fw-la alteran_v give_v i_o another_o because_o that_o when_o he_o have_v break_v upon_o a_o soldier_n shoulder_n his_o vine_n wand_n his_o manner_n be_v to_o call_v aloud_o give_v i_o another_o and_o when_o that_o be_v break_v another_o the_o rest_n be_v save_v by_o hide_v themselves_o only_a julius_n clemens_n they_o keep_v alive_a because_o that_o have_v a_o ready_a and_o quick_a wit_n they_o think_v he_o a_o meet_a man_n to_o be_v employ_v as_o a_o ambassador_n in_o the_o soldier_n behalf_n beside_o this_o the_o eight_o and_o the_o fifteen_o legion_n be_v now_o ready_a
to_o go_v together_o by_o the_o eat_v because_o the_o eight_o legion_n demand_v sirpicus_fw-la a_o centurion_n to_o death_n who_o the_o fifteen_o defend_v if_o the_o nine_o legion_n have_v not_o interpose_v herself_o first_o by_o way_n of_o entreaty_n then_o menace_v such_o as_o make_v light_n of_o they_o vii_o drusus_n be_v send_v to_o appease_v the_o rebellion_n in_o pannony_n and_o the_o ringleader_n punish_v when_o tiberius_n have_v intelligence_n of_o these_o mutiny_n although_o he_o be_v close_o and_o a_o great_a dissembler_n of_o bad_a tiding_n resolve_v to_o send_v his_o son_n drusus_n unto_o these_o legion_n with_o certain_a of_o the_o principall_a gentleman_n of_o the_o city_n and_o two_o praetorian_a band_n without_o any_o limit_a commission_n but_o to_o determine_v there_o as_o occasion_n best_o require_v these_o band_n be_v of_o extraordinary_a choice_n man_n and_o strong_a than_o any_o other_o be_v use_v to_o be_v and_o a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o guard_n of_o horseman_n and_o the_o able_a german_n of_o his_o own_o guard_n aelius_n sejanus_n also_o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n be_v send_v with_o he_o once_o a_o associate_n and_o companion_n to_o strabo_n his_o father_n and_o a_o man_n high_o in_o credit_n with_o tiberius_n as_o well_o to_o be_v a_o guide_n to_o the_o young_a prince_n as_o to_o show_v unto_o other_o the_o danger_n or_o reward_n of_o ill_a or_o well_o do_v when_o drusus_n be_v come_v near_o unto_o they_o the_o legion_n meet_v he_o as_o it_o be_v to_o do_v their_o duty_n but_o not_o as_o the_o manner_n be_v cheerful_o with_o glitter_a ensign_n but_o in_o base_a and_o abject_a habit_n and_o in_o countenance_n although_o pretend_v sadness_n yet_o in_o deed_n be_v near_a wilful_a obstinacy_n after_o he_o be_v enter_v the_o trench_n of_o the_o camp_n they_o set_v a_o strong_a guard_n at_o the_o gate_n command_v some_o troop_n to_o attend_v at_o certain_a place_n of_o the_o camp_n and_o the_o rest_n come_v and_o environ_v the_o tribunal_n in_o huge_a multitude_n drusus_n stand_v up_o and_o with_o his_o hand_n command_v silence_n to_o be_v make_v when_o the_o soldier_n behold_v what_o a_o multitude_n they_o be_v they_o make_v a_o dreadful_a noise_n with_o hideous_a tune_n then_o anon_o turn_v their_o eye_n towards_o caesar_n they_o quake_v for_o fear_n after_o that_o they_o make_v a_o confuse_v murmur_v and_o buzz_v then_o a_o cruel_a outcry_n and_o on_o a_o sudden_a all_o be_v hush_v again_o which_o breed_v as_o man_n be_v diverse_o affect_v either_o a_o fear_n in_o themselves_o or_o in_o other_o at_o last_o the_o tumult_n cease_v he_o read_v his_o father_n letter_n which_o contain_v what_o a_o special_a care_n he_o have_v over_o those_o most_o valorous_a legion_n with_o who_o he_o have_v sustain_v many_o battle_n and_o that_o as_o soon_o as_o his_o mind_n can_v be_v at_o rest_n and_o the_o mourning_n for_o his_o father_n past_a he_o will_v deal_v with_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n concern_v their_o demand_n that_o in_o the_o mean_a space_n he_o have_v send_v his_o son_n which_o shall_v grant_v without_o delay_n as_o much_o as_o for_o the_o present_n can_v convenient_o be_v yield_v and_o that_o the_o rest_n shall_v be_v reserve_v to_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o senate_n who_o it_o be_v convenient_a shall_v judge_v as_o well_o what_o deserve_a favour_n as_o rigour_n and_o severity_n they_o answer_v all_o in_o general_a that_o clemens_n the_o centurion_n have_v charge_n to_o propound_v their_o demand_n he_o begin_v with_o licence_n to_o depart_v after_o sixteen_o year_n with_o recompense_n after_o the_o end_n of_o their_o service_n and_o that_o their_o wage_n may_v be_v a_o denarius_fw-la a_o day_n that_o the_o old_a soldier_n shall_v not_o be_v constrain_v to_o continue_v under_o ensign_n but_o when_o drusus_n begin_v to_o pretend_v that_o these_o be_v fit_a matter_n to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o his_o father_n consideration_n they_o cut_v off_o his_o speech_n with_o clamour_n expostulate_v that_o see_v he_o have_v no_o authority_n to_o augment_v their_o pay_n nor_o ease_v they_o of_o their_o labour_n nor_o benefit_v they_o any_o way_n to_o what_o purpose_n be_v he_o come_v thither_o but_o to_o beat_v and_o put_v they_o to_o death_n every_o man_n have_v authority_n it_o be_v a_o old_a trick_n of_o tiberius_n to_o frustrate_v the_o legion_n desire_n with_o the_o name_n of_o augustus_n and_o drusus_n do_v now_o put_v the_o same_o in_o practice_n shall_v they_o never_o have_v any_o send_v they_o but_o such_o as_o be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o another_o it_o be_v strange_a that_o the_o emperor_n shall_v refer_v only_o that_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o senate_n which_o concern_v the_o soldier_n commodity_n it_o be_v as_o requisite_a the_o senator_n advise_v shall_v be_v know_v when_o a_o soldier_n shall_v be_v punish_v or_o bring_v to_o fight_v in_o battle_n do_v it_o stand_v with_o reason_n there_o shall_v be_v master_n appoint_v to_o dispose_v of_o their_o reward_n and_o recompense_n and_o that_o without_o any_o judge_n their_o punishment_n shall_v be_v arbitrary_a at_o last_o they_o go_v from_o the_o tribunal_n and_o threaten_v with_o their_o fist_n those_o they_o meet_v of_o the_o guard_n or_o caesar_n friend_n and_o familiar_n as_o desirous_a to_o pick_v quarrel_n and_o raise_v sedition_n but_o they_o bear_v a_o special_a grudge_n unto_o cn._n lentulus_n because_o that_o he_o for_o his_o year_n and_o experience_n in_o martial_a feat_n in_o great_a reputation_n than_o the_o rest_n be_v think_v to_o animate_v drusus_n against_o the_o soldier_n and_o first_o of_o all_o reject_v their_o licentious_a demand_n who_o not_o long_o after_o foresee_v the_o danger_n he_o be_v in_o go_v with_o caesar_n to_o the_o stand_a camp_n they_o environ_v he_o ask_v whither_o he_o go_v towards_o the_o emperor_n or_o towards_o the_o senate_n whether_o there_o he_o will_v be_v also_o against_o the_o legion_n profit_n and_o withal_o come_v fierce_o upon_o he_o and_o throw_v stone_n at_o he_o all_o imbrue_v in_o blood_n and_o certain_a of_o present_a death_n yet_o be_v succour_v by_o such_o as_o come_v with_o caesar_n that_o night_n which_o menace_v great_a disorder_n and_o outrageous_a behaviour_n be_v quiet_v by_o a_o mere_a chance_n for_o the_o sky_n be_v clear_a and_o bright_a yet_o the_o moon_n seem_v to_o be_v eclipse_v on_o a_o sudden_a which_o the_o soldier_n be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o cause_n construe_v as_o a_o presage_n of_o present_a ill_a luck_n and_o compare_v their_o attempt_n to_o the_o eclipse_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o their_o success_n shall_v be_v prosperous_a if_o the_o goddess_n shall_v become_v clear_a and_o bright_a again_o whereupon_o they_o begin_v with_o trumpet_n cornet_n and_o other_o brazen_a instrument_n to_o make_v a_o loud_a noise_n now_o joyful_a now_o sad_a as_o the_o moon_n appear_v either_o clear_a or_o dark_a but_o when_o the_o black_a cloud_n rise_v take_v from_o they_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o moon_n suppose_v she_o have_v be_v hide_v in_o darkness_n and_o utter_o lose_v her_o light_n as_o trouble_a mind_n fall_v easy_o into_o superstition_n they_o begin_v to_o complain_v and_o lament_v that_o that_o portend_v their_o labour_n shall_v have_v no_o end_n and_o that_o the_o god_n turn_v their_o face_n from_o their_o wickedness_n caesar_n think_v it_o expedient_a to_o make_v his_o profit_n of_o their_o fear_n and_o govern_v that_o by_o wisdom_n which_o fortune_n have_v offer_v command_v the_o pavilion_n to_o be_v view_v clemens_n the_o centurion_n to_o be_v call_v and_o such_o other_o as_o for_o their_o laudable_a virtue_n be_v best_o like_v of_o the_o common_a sort_n who_o thrust_v themselves_o into_o the_o watch_n the_o ward_n and_o gate-keeper_n increase_v sometime_o their_o fear_n and_o sometime_o promise_v hope_n say_v how_o long_o shall_v we_o besiege_v the_o emperor_n son_n what_o shall_v be_v the_o end_n of_o our_o revolt_n shall_v we_o swear_v allegiance_n to_o percennius_n and_o vibulenus_n shall_v we_o look_v for_o our_o pay_n at_o their_o hand_n shall_v they_o reward_v the_o old_a soldier_n with_o land_n to_o be_v brief_a shall_v they_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o government_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n in_o nero_n and_o drusus_n stead_n be_v it_o not_o better_a that_o as_o we_o be_v the_o last_o which_o offend_v so_o we_o shall_v be_v the_o first_o to_o repent_v demand_n in_o common_a be_v slow_o grant_v a_o private_a favour_n be_v no_o soon_o deserve_v then_o obtain_v these_o speech_n trouble_v their_o mind_n and_o breed_v a_o mistrust_n among_o themselves_o the_o young_a soldier_n forsake_v the_o old_a and_o one_o legion_n part_v from_o a_o other_o by_o little_a and_o little_o they_o return_v to_o their_o allegiance_n go_v from_o the_o gate_n which_o before_o they_o possess_v carry_v to_o
into_o wipe_v away_o this_o blot_n and_o convert_v this_o private_a rancour_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o enemy_n and_o you_o in_o who_o i_o perceive_v another_o countenance_n and_o another_o will_n if_o you_o purpose_v to_o restore_v the_o ambassador_n to_o the_o senate_n yield_v dutiful_a obedience_n to_o the_o emperor_n and_o i_o my_o wife_n and_o son_n withdraw_v yourselves_o from_o the_o contagion_n of_o the_o seditious_a and_o go_v from_o they_o which_o have_v be_v the_o author_n of_o this_o rebellion_n that_o shall_v be_v a_o sure_a token_n of_o your_o repentance_n and_o a_o bond_n of_o fidelity_n with_o these_o speech_n the_o soldier_n humble_v themselves_o confess_v all_o to_o be_v true_a which_o be_v upbraid_v they_o and_o beseech_v he_o that_o he_o will_v punish_v the_o faulty_a and_o pardon_v those_o which_o be_v seduce_v and_o bring_v they_o against_o the_o enemy_n recall_v his_o wife_n and_o the_o legion_n child_n and_o not_o deliver_v he_o to_o the_o gaul_n for_o a_o hostage_n germanicus_n excuse_v the_o return_n of_o his_o wife_n by_o the_o nearness_n of_o her_o time_n and_o winter_n yet_o that_o his_o son_n shall_v return_v again_o and_o as_o for_o other_o thing_n that_o they_o themselves_o shall_v see_v they_o perform_v the_o soldier_n then_o be_v better_o persuade_v run_v from_o place_n to_o place_n lay_v hand_n on_o the_o most_o disorder_a person_n and_o bring_v they_o bind_v before_o c._n cetronius_fw-la colonel_n of_o the_o first_o legion_n who_o give_v judgement_n and_o punishment_n on_o every_o of_o they_o in_o this_o manner_n the_o legion_n call_v together_o stand_v with_o their_o sword_n draw_v before_o the_o tribunal_n and_o the_o offender_n show_v by_o the_o tribune_n out_o of_o a_o high_a seat_n and_o if_o the_o soldier_n do_v cry_v that_o he_o be_v guilty_a he_o be_v immediate_o throw_v down_o headlong_o and_o cut_v in_o piece_n the_o soldier_n rejoice_v in_o these_o massacre_n as_o though_o himself_o thereby_o have_v be_v acquit_v germanicus_n do_v not_o hinder_v they_o at_o all_o seeing_z that_o be_v do_v without_o his_o commandment_n as_o well_o the_o fact_n as_o the_o envy_n of_o it_o shall_v light_v upon_o their_o own_o neck_n the_o old_a soldier_n follow_v that_o precedent_n be_v anon_o after_o send_v to_o raetia_n under_o colour_n of_o defend_v the_o province_n from_o the_o invasion_n of_o the_o swevians_n but_o in_o deed_n to_o draw_v they_o from_o those_o garrison_n yet_o breathe_v of_o cruelty_n no_o less_o by_o that_o cruel_a mean_n of_o redress_n than_o memory_n of_o their_o former_a outrage_n this_o do_v he_o take_v a_o survey_n of_o the_o centurion_n who_o be_v call_v by_o the_o captain_n tell_v their_o name_n degree_n and_o country_n what_o pay_v they_o have_v receive_v and_o how_o many_o year_n what_o exploit_n they_o have_v do_v in_o service_n and_o with_o what_o donative_n reward_v if_o the_o tribune_n and_o legion_n approve_v their_o valour_n and_o integrity_n they_o keep_v their_o room_n if_o by_o common_a consent_n covetousness_n or_o cruelty_n be_v lay_v to_o their_o charge_n they_o be_v cassirde_v thing_n thus_o settle_v for_o the_o present_a there_o arise_v immediate_o a_o matter_n of_o no_o lesser_a weight_n than_o the_o former_a through_o the_o heady_a insolency_n of_o the_o five_o and_o one_o and_o twentieth_o legion_n lodge_v in_o winter_n stand_n threescore_o mile_n off_o at_o vetera_n for_o they_o first_o lead_v the_o dance_n and_o with_o their_o own_o hand_n commit_v the_o lewd_a outrage_n nothing_o terrify_v with_o their_o fellow_n punishment_n continue_v impenitent_a and_o still_o harbour_v anger_n in_o their_o breast_n whereupon_o caesar_n gather_v force_n prepare_v a_o navy_n with_o confederate_n and_o ally_n to_o send_v down_o the_o rhine_n purpose_v if_o they_o be_v obstinate_a to_o try_v it_o out_o in_o a_o main_a battle_n no_o tiding_n be_v all_o this_o while_n bring_v to_o rome_n of_o the_o success_n in_o illyricum_n and_o understand_v of_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o german_a legion_n the_o city_n tremble_v with_o fear_n begin_v to_o blame_v tiberius_n that_o counterfeit_v a_o doubtfulness_n of_o take_v on_o he_o the_o empire_n mock_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n the_o weak_a &_o unfurnished_a common_a people_n and_o suffer_v the_o seditious_a in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o rebel_v which_o by_o the_o weak_a authority_n of_o two_o young_a man_n can_v not_o be_v suppress_v that_o he_o shall_v therefore_o have_v go_v himself_o in_o person_n and_o oppose_v his_o imperial_a majesty_n against_o they_o at_o who_o sight_n they_o will_v present_o have_v yield_v be_v by_o long_a experience_n skilful_a and_o carry_v with_o he_o power_n to_o punish_v or_o reward_n if_o augustus_n strike_v in_o year_n can_v make_v often_o journey_n into_o germany_n shall_v tiberius_n be_v of_o a_o strong_a and_o able_a body_n sit_v in_o the_o senate_n carp_a the_o senator_n word_n he_o have_v take_v good_a order_n how_o to_o keep_v the_o city_n in_o servitude_n and_o that_o it_o be_v now_o time_n to_o apply_v some_o medicine_n to_o the_o soldier_n mind_n to_o induce_v they_o to_o a_o disposition_n of_o peace_n notwithstanding_o tiberius_n stand_v stiff_o in_o his_o determination_n resolve_v not_o to_o forsake_v the_o head_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o hazard_v himself_o and_o the_o whole_a state_n many_o thing_n trouble_v his_o mind_n as_o that_o the_o german_a army_n be_v the_o strong_a and_o the_o pannonian_n near_a at_o hand_n the_o one_o lean_v to_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o gaul_n the_o other_o lie_v in_o the_o confine_n of_o italy_n doubtful_a himself_o which_o first_o to_o go_v to_o lest_o the_o other_o be_v postpose_v shall_v take_v it_o in_o disdain_n but_o his_o son_n may_v visit_v both_o as_o a_o thing_n stand_v well_o with_o imperial_a majesty_n bear_v great_a state_n far_o off_o the_o young_a man_n may_v be_v excuse_v if_o they_o refer_v some_o thing_n to_o their_o father_n and_o if_o they_o shall_v resist_v germanicus_n and_o drusus_n he_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o appease_v or_o overthrow_v they_o but_o if_o they_o shall_v set_v light_n by_o the_o emperor_n what_o remedy_n can_v be_v then_o look_v for_o nevertheless_o as_o though_o he_o will_v depart_v out_o of_o hand_n he_o make_v choice_n of_o his_o follower_n provide_v his_o carriage_n in_o a_o readiness_n prepare_v ship_v then_o excuse_v himself_o now_o with_o the_o hardness_n of_o the_o winter_n now_o with_o this_o now_o with_o that_o he_o deceive_v first_o the_o wise_a than_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n and_o the_o province_n a_o very_a long_a time_n xi_o the_o first_o and_o the_o nine_o legion_n kill_v many_o of_o the_o rebel_n germanicus_n over_o come_v the_o marseans_n beat_v down_o the_o temple_n of_o tanfana_n the_o death_n of_o julia._n but_o germanicus_n although_o he_o have_v a_o army_n in_o a_o readiness_n to_o revenge_v upon_o the_o rebel_n think_v it_o convenient_a nevertheless_o to_o give_v they_o some_o respite_n to_o see_v whether_o they_o will_v be_v reclaim_v by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o other_o legion_n send_v letter_n before_o to_o advertise_v cecina_n that_o he_o be_v come_v with_o a_o power_n and_o that_o if_o they_o will_v not_o punish_v the_o offender_n before_o his_o come_n he_o will_v without_o any_o respect_n make_v a_o general_a slaughter_n of_o they_o all_o these_o letter_n cecina_n secret_o impart_v to_o the_o standard_n and_o ensign_n bearer_n and_o the_o better_a sort_n persuade_v they_o to_o deliver_v all_o in_o general_a from_o infamy_n and_o themselves_o from_o death_n for_o in_o time_n of_o peace_n each_o man_n cause_n and_o merit_n be_v weigh_v but_o in_o war_n the_o guilty_a and_o guiltless_a perish_v alike_o they_o then_o sound_v the_o mind_n of_o those_o they_o think_v fit_a and_o find_v the_o great_a number_n of_o the_o legionarie_a soldier_n to_o continue_v dutiful_a follow_v the_o lieutenant_n advice_n set_v down_o a_o time_n when_o to_o cut_v off_o the_o lewd_a and_o most_o seditious_a among_o they_o then_o the_o watchword_n give_v they_o break_v into_o their_o tent_n slay_v they_o none_o privy_a to_o the_o cause_n but_o such_o as_o be_v of_o counsel_n in_o the_o enterprise_n neither_o imagine_v the_o beginning_n nor_o the_o end_n of_o this_o butchery_n the_o strange_a manner_n of_o civil_a war_n that_o ever_o happen_v be_v this_o for_o without_o order_n of_o battle_n not_o sally_v out_o of_o diverse_a stand_n but_o out_o of_o the_o same_o bed_n in_o which_o they_o have_v eat_v by_o day_n and_o sleep_v by_o night_n they_o band_v into_o faction_n latch_v their_o dart_n outcry_n be_v hear_v wound_n give_v blood_n shed_v but_o the_o cause_n unknowen_a fortune_n rule_v the_o rest_n and_o some_o honest_a man_n be_v slay_v among_o but_o it_o be_v no_o soon_o know_v against_o who_o this_o watch_n be_v intend_v but_o the_o worst_a person_n snatch_v their_o
be_v divide_v among_o themselves_o some_o desire_v to_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o roman_n and_o other_o by_o king_n and_o the_o province_n of_o syria_n and_o judaea_n overcharge_v with_o tax_n make_v supplication_n that_o their_o tribute_n may_v be_v diminish_v these_o thing_n therefore_o with_o those_o which_o i_o have_v rehearse_v of_o armenia_n tiberius_n show_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o that_o the_o tumult_n of_o the_o orient_a can_v no_o way_n be_v pacify_v but_o by_o germanicus_n wisdom_n as_o for_o himself_o he_o be_v strike_v in_o age_n and_o drusus_n be_v not_o yet_o of_o ripe_a year_n and_o thereupon_o by_o decree_n of_o senate_n germanicus_n have_v the_o charge_n give_v he_o over_o all_o the_o province_n divide_v by_o sea_n and_o a_o great_a command_n whether_o soever_o he_o go_v than_o any_o which_o either_o by_o lot_n or_o prince_n send_v receive_v government_n now_o tiberius_n have_v before_o remove_v from_o syria_n creticus_n silanus_n who_o be_v by_o marriage_n ally_v to_o germanicus_n his_o daughter_n be_v promise_v in_o marriage_n to_o nero_n germanicus_n elder_a son_n &_o in_o his_o room_n have_v appoint_v gn._n piso_n to_o be_v lieutenant_n a_o man_n both_o rash_a and_o headstrong_a not_o know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o obey_v as_o have_v that_o fierceness_n of_o courage_n natural_o from_o piso_n his_o father_n who_o during_o the_o civil_a war_n aid_v in_o most_o eager_a manner_n the_o side_n which_o rise_v in_o africa_n against_o caesar_n then_o follow_v brutus_n and_o cassius_n faction_n and_o licence_n grant_v he_o to_o return_v forbear_v all_o dignity_n until_o he_o be_v woo_v to_o accept_v the_o consulship_n offer_v he_o by_o augustus_n caesar_n own_o motion_n but_o beside_o the_o hereditary_a courage_n of_o his_o father_n the_o nobility_n and_o wealth_n of_o plancina_n his_o wife_n make_v he_o grow_v so_o insolent_a that_o he_o will_v scarce_o yield_v to_o tiberius_n and_o contemn_v his_o child_n as_o far_o inferior_a to_o himself_o not_o doubt_v at_o all_o but_o that_o he_o be_v choose_v governor_n of_o syria_n to_o bridle_v and_o keep_v under_o germanicus_n hope_n and_o some_o believe_v that_o he_o have_v have_v secret_a commandment_n by_o tiberius_n so_o to_o do_v and_o without_o all_o peradventure_o augusta_n have_v put_v it_o into_o plancinaes_n head_n emulation_n be_v a_o usual_a matter_n among_o woman_n to_o contend_v and_o quarrel_v with_o agrippina_n the_o court_n be_v divide_v some_o secret_o favour_v drusus_n some_o germanicus_n tiberius_n do_v lean_a to_o drusus_n as_o his_o own_o and_o of_o his_o blood_n but_o the_o small_a affection_n germanicus_n uncle_n carry_v he_o be_v cause_n that_o other_o love_v he_o the_o more_o and_o because_o that_o by_o the_o mother_n side_n he_o be_v more_o noble_o descend_v have_v m._n antonius_n for_o his_o grandfather_n and_o augustus_n for_o his_o uncle_n whereas_o pomponius_n atticus_n a_o gentleman_n of_o rome_n great_a grandfather_n to_o drusus_n do_v not_o answer_v the_o honourable_a memory_n of_o the_o claudian_o and_o germanicus_n wife_n agrippina_n do_v go_v beyond_o livia_n drusus_n wife_n in_o fruitfulness_n fame_n and_o name_n nevertheless_o the_o brother_n do_v exceed_o well_o agree_v nothing_o at_o all_o move_v with_o the_o emulation_n and_o contention_n of_o their_o kindred_n x._o the_o german_n be_v at_o variance_n between_o themselves_o a_o earthquake_n in_o asia_n not_o long_o after_o drusus_n be_v send_v to_o illyrium_n to_o be_v train_v up_o in_o feat_n of_o war_n and_o to_o win_v the_o soldier_n heart_n and_o tiberius_n think_v it_o better_o that_o the_o young_a man_n lusty_o give_v by_o the_o wanton_a lasciviousness_n of_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v better_o fashion_v in_o the_o camp_n and_o himself_o in_o more_o security_n both_o his_o son_n be_v commander_n over_o the_o legion_n but_o the_o colour_n be_v that_o the_o swevians_n do_v crave_v aid_n against_o the_o cherusci_n for_o be_v rid_v of_o the_o roman_n and_o void_a of_o foreign_a fear_n through_o emulation_n of_o glory_n a_o thing_n usual_a in_o that_o country_n they_o turn_v their_o arm_n against_o themselves_o ods_o there_o be_v none_o in_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o nation_n or_o valour_n of_o captain_n but_o that_o the_o name_n of_o a_o king_n which_o maroboduus_n take_v upon_o he_o be_v odious_a to_o the_o common_a people_n and_o arminius_n favour_v because_o he_o fight_v for_o liberty_n and_o therefore_o not_o only_o the_o cherusci_n and_o their_o confederate_n arminius_n old_a soldier_n take_v arm_n but_o the_o swevian_a nation_n also_o of_o maroboduus_n kingdom_n the_o semnones_n and_o the_o longobard_n take_v part_n and_o join_v with_o arminius_n have_v prevail_v if_o inguiomerus_n with_o a_o strong_a company_n of_o his_o vassal_n have_v not_o flee_v to_o maroboduus_n for_o no_o other_o cause_n but_o only_o be_v old_a and_o uncle_n to_o arminius_n disdain_v to_o obey_v he_o be_v but_o young_a and_o his_o brother_n son_n they_o pitch_v their_o battle_n with_o like_a hope_n on_o both_o side_n not_o use_v rove_a incursion_n or_o skirmish_v in_o scatter_a troop_n as_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o german_n in_o time_n past_a have_v be_v but_o by_o long_a war_a against_o we_o they_o have_v accustom_v themselves_o to_o follow_v their_o ensign_n strengthen_v and_o aid_v one_o another_o and_o obey_v their_o captain_n then_o arminius_n view_v his_o army_n on_o horseback_n vaunt_v to_o all_o he_o meet_v that_o their_o liberty_n be_v recover_v the_o legion_n slay_v &_o show_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o many_o of_o the_o soldier_n the_o spoil_n and_o armour_n which_o by_o force_n they_o have_v take_v from_o the_o roman_n contrary_o he_o call_v maroboduus_n a_o runagate_n unskilful_a in_o war_n that_o he_o have_v save_v himself_o in_o the_o lurk_a hole_n of_o hercynia_n and_o then_o by_o gift_n and_o embassy_n entreat_v a_o agreement_n that_o he_o be_v a_o traitor_n to_o his_o country_n and_o one_o of_o caesar_n follower_n therefore_o that_o they_o shall_v thrust_v he_o out_o with_o no_o less_o hatred_n than_o they_o have_v slay_v varus_n quinctilius_n that_o they_o shall_v now_o call_v to_o mind_n so_o many_o battle_n by_o success_n of_o which_o have_v in_o the_o end_n drive_v out_o the_o roman_n it_o be_v easy_o see_v who_o shall_v have_v the_o upper_a hand_n neither_o do_v maroboduus_n on_o his_o side_n forget_v to_o vaunt_v himself_o or_o inveigh_v against_o his_o enemy_n but_o take_v hold_n of_o inguiomerus_n tell_v they_o that_o all_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o cherusci_n consist_v in_o that_o body_n and_o that_o all_o that_o fall_v out_o lucky_o be_v achieve_v by_o his_o counsel_n that_o arminius_n a_o sot_n unexpert_a in_o matter_n of_o war_n attribute_v other_o glory_n to_o himself_o because_o he_o have_v entrap_v by_o guile_n three_o unfurnished_a legion_n with_o their_o captain_n nothing_o misdoubt_v their_o fraud_n to_o the_o great_a loss_n of_o germany_n &_o his_o own_o ignominy_n see_v his_o wife_n &_o his_o son_n do_v yet_o endure_v servitude_n but_o as_o for_o he_o he_o have_v maintain_v the_o honour_n of_o germany_n unstained_a be_v assail_v by_o twelve_o legion_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o tiberius_n and_o in_o the_o end_n part_v with_o reasonable_a condition_n neither_o do_v it_o repent_v he_o that_o it_o be_v yet_o in_o their_o choice_n either_o to_o make_v war_n against_o the_o roman_n or_o accept_v of_o peace_n without_o bloodshed_n both_o part_n be_v incense_v with_o these_o speech_n yet_o other_o peculiar_a cause_n do_v more_o inflame_v they_o consider_v that_o the_o cherusci_n and_o the_o longobardi_n do_v fight_v for_o their_o ancient_a honour_n or_o fresh_a liberty_n and_o contrary_o the_o other_o to_o enlarge_v their_o dominion_n a_o fierce_a encounter_n than_o this_o there_o be_v never_o see_v nor_o a_o more_o doubtful_a issue_n the_o right_a wing_n on_o both_o side_n be_v slay_v and_o a_o new_a fight_n be_v hope_v for_o if_o maroboduus_n a_o evident_a token_n of_o a_o faint_a hart_n have_v not_o retire_v to_o the_o hill_n and_o be_v somewhat_o weaken_v by_o the_o back_o slide_v of_o traitor_n withdraw_v himself_o to_o the_o marcoman_o and_o send_v ambassador_n to_o tiberius_n to_o crave_v aid_n unto_o who_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o he_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o crave_v the_o roman_n aid_n against_o the_o cherusci_n see_v he_o aid_v the_o roman_n nothing_o at_o all_o when_o they_o fight_v against_o the_o same_o enemy_n yet_o as_o we_o have_v say_v drusus_n be_v send_v to_o make_v a_o peace_n the_o same_o year_n twelve_o famous_a city_n of_o asia_n be_v destroy_v by_o a_o earthquake_n in_o the_o night_n a_o calamity_n so_o much_o the_o great_a by_o how_o much_o the_o less_o look_v for_o the_o usual_a mean_n of_o save_v themselves_o in_o in_o like_a case_n by_o flee_v to_o the_o open_a field_n do_v they_o no_o good_a at_o all_o
and_o desire_v that_o they_o may_v renew_v right_a hand_n and_o that_o in_o honour_n of_o germanicus_n he_o will_v come_v to_o the_o bank_n of_o euphrates_n and_o request_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n that_o vonones_n may_v not_o remain_v in_o syria_n lest_o he_o shall_v by_o messenger_n draw_v the_o noble_a man_n of_o the_o country_n round_o about_o to_o civil_a dissension_n touch_v the_o alliance_n germanicus_n answer_v magnificent_o but_o concern_v the_o king_n come_v and_o the_o honour_n do_v to_o himself_o he_o answer_v civil_o and_o with_o great_a modesty_n vonones_n be_v remove_v to_o pompeiopolis_n a_o sea_n town_n in_o cilicia_n not_o so_o much_o at_o artabanus_n request_n as_o to_o spite_n piso_n unto_o who_o he_o be_v most_o acceptable_a for_o many_o benefit_n and_o gift_n bestow_v upon_o plancina_n xv._o germanicus_n voyage_n to_o egypt_n and_o thebes_n maroboduus_n and_o catualda_n both_o expel_v flee_v to_o the_o roman_n when_o m._n silanus_n and_o l._n norbanus_n be_v consul_n germanicus_n go_v to_o egypt_n to_o see_v the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o country_n but_o pretend_v a_o care_n of_o the_o province_n where_o he_o open_v their_o storehouse_n and_o bring_v down_o the_o price_n of_o corn_n and_o do_v other_o thing_n to_o win_v the_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n as_o to_o go_v without_o soldier_n wear_v open_a shoe_n apparel_n himself_o like_o the_o grecian_n imitate_v p._n scipio_n who_o we_o have_v hear_v to_o have_v do_v the_o like_a in_o sicily_n when_o the_o war_n be_v hot_a against_o the_o african_n tiberius_n have_v light_o blame_v he_o for_o his_o behaviour_n and_o apparel_n do_v most_o sharp_o rebuke_v he_o that_o contrary_a to_o augustus_n order_n &_o without_o the_o princess_n licence_n he_o have_v enter_v alexandria_n for_o augustus_n among_o other_o secret_n of_o state_n have_v reserve_v egypt_n and_o forbid_v all_o senator_n noblemen_z and_o gentleman_n to_o enter_v into_o it_o but_o with_o permission_n lest_o italy_n shall_v be_v oppress_v with_o famine_n who_o soever_o shall_v be_v master_n of_o that_o province_n be_v the_o key_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o land_n and_o easy_o defend_v with_o a_o small_a power_n against_o a_o strong_a host_n but_o germanicus_n not_o know_v that_o his_o voyage_n be_v mislike_v go_v up_o nilus_n begin_v at_o the_o town_n canopus_n which_o the_o lacedaemonian_n build_v because_o canopus_n the_o governor_n of_o their_o ship_n be_v bury_v there_o when_o mevelaus_fw-la go_v back_o to_o greece_n be_v carry_v to_o a_o contrary_a sea_n and_o land_n of_o libya_n the_o next_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n from_o thence_o be_v dedicate_v to_o hercules_n the_o first_o of_o which_o name_n be_v bear_v there_o as_o the_o inhabitant_n do_v report_n and_o of_o who_o all_o which_o come_v after_o he_o of_o like_a valour_n and_o virtue_n take_v their_o surname_n after_o that_o he_o visit_v the_o great_a monument_n of_o ancient_a thebes_n where_o yet_o be_v to_o be_v see_v egyptian_a letter_n in_o old_a building_n which_o contain_v their_o ancient_a wealth_n and_o one_o of_o their_o ancient_a priest_n be_v command_v to_o interpret_v those_o letter_n in_o the_o country_n language_n relate_v that_o in_o time_n pass_v there_o have_v dwell_v in_o that_o city_n seven_o hundred_o thousand_o person_n of_o age_n fit_a to_o bear_v arm_n and_o that_o with_o that_o army_n king_n rhamses_n have_v conquer_v libya_n aethiopia_n media_n and_o persia_n bactria_n and_o scythia_n and_o the_o country_n which_o the_o syrian_n and_o the_o armenian_n and_o the_o cappadocian_o their_o next_o neighbour_n inhabit_v and_o that_o their_o dominion_n reach_v from_o the_o bithynian_n to_o the_o lycian_a sea_n there_o be_v also_o read_v the_o tribute_n impose_v over_o nation_n the_o weight_n of_o silver_n and_o gold_n the_o number_n and_o furniture_n of_o horse_n and_o armour_n the_o gift_n give_v to_o the_o temple_n the_o ivory_n sweet_a savour_n and_o what_o plenty_n of_o corn_n what_o utensile_n every_o nation_n be_v charge_v to_o furnish_v which_o be_v no_o less_o magnifical_a then_o be_v now_o command_v by_o the_o force_n of_o the_o parthi_a or_o power_n of_o the_o roman_n but_o germanicus_n be_v yet_o tie_v to_o other_o miracle_n whereof_o the_o chief_a be_v the_o image_n of_o memnon_n make_v of_o stone_n when_o it_o be_v strike_v with_o the_o sun_n beam_n yield_v a_o sound_n like_o a_o man_n voice_n and_o the_o pyramid_n as_o great_a as_o mountain_n on_o the_o not_o passable_a sand_n build_v a_o vie_n by_o king_n in_o time_n past_a to_o show_v their_o riches_n and_o the_o ditch_n wrought_v by_o handy_a work_n to_o receive_v the_o overflow_a of_o nilus_n so_o narrow_a in_o some_o place_n and_o so_o deep_a in_o other_o that_o the_o bottom_n can_v be_v find_v by_o any_o search_n from_o thence_o he_o come_v to_o elephantine_n and_o syenes_n in_o time_n past_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n which_o now_o open_v to_o the_o red_a sea_n while_o germanicus_n spend_v that_o summer_n in_o visit_v many_o province_n drusus_n gate_n no_o small_a honour_n by_o sow_v sedition_n in_o germany_n and_o incense_a they_o to_o pursue_v maroboduus_n already_o weaken_v even_o to_o his_o utter_a ruin_n among_o the_o gotone_n there_o be_v a_o noble_a young_a man_n call_v catualda_n who_o through_o maroboduus_n violence_n have_v before_o flee_v his_o country_n thing_n stand_v now_o in_o doubtful_a term_n venture_v a_o revenge_n and_o with_o a_o strong_a power_n enter_v the_o frontier_n of_o the_o marcoman_o and_o have_v corrupt_v the_o chief_a noble_a man_n to_o his_o confederacy_n force_v the_o king_n palace_n and_o a_o castle_n hard_a by_o where_o he_o find_v the_o old_a spoil_n of_o the_o suevians_n and_o the_o base_a rascal_n of_o our_o province_n and_o certain_a merchant_n who_o intercourse_n of_o merchandise_n and_o a_o desire_n of_o increase_v their_o wealth_n or_o last_o of_o all_o a_o forgetfulness_n of_o their_o country_n have_v draw_v from_o their_o own_o dwelling_n to_o the_o enemy_n country_n maroboduus_n be_v forsake_v of_o all_o hand_n have_v not_o other_o refuge_n leave_v but_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o have_v pass_v the_o river_n of_o danub_n where_o it_o coast_v the_o province_n of_o notica_n write_v unto_o tiberius_n not_o as_o a_o fugitive_n and_o suppliant_a but_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o his_o former_a fortune_n and_o estate_n allege_v that_o when_o sundry_a nation_n invite_v he_o to_o their_o alliance_n be_v sometime_o a_o renown_a king_n he_o prefer_v the_o amity_n of_o the_o roman_n before_o they_o al._n caesar_n answer_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o sure_a and_o honourable_a dwell_n in_o italy_n if_o he_o list_v to_o remain_v there_o but_o if_o any_o thing_n of_o great_a advauncement_n shall_v happen_v unto_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v depart_v with_o the_o same_o safe_a conduct_n he_o come_v thither_o afterward_o he_o declare_v in_o senate_n that_o the_o athenian_n have_v no_o such_o cause_n to_o fear_n philip_n nor_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n pyrrhus_n and_o antiochus_n as_o this_o man_n a_o oration_n of_o he_o be_v yet_o extant_a wherein_o he_o extoll_v his_o power_n the_o strength_n of_o the_o nation_n he_o have_v under_o he_o and_o how_o near_o a_o enemy_n he_o be_v to_o italy_n and_o what_o plot_n he_o have_v devise_v to_o root_v he_o out_o maroboduus_n be_v receive_v at_o ravenna_n that_o if_o at_o any_o time_n the_o suevian_n shall_v wax_v insolent_a he_o be_v in_o sight_n as_o it_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o return_v but_o he_o depart_v not_o italy_n the_o space_n of_o eighteen_o year_n and_o grow_v old_a with_o loss_n of_o reputation_n through_o over_o great_a desire_n of_o live_v the_o like_a hope_n have_v catualda_n and_o no_o other_o refuge_n for_o not_o long_o after_o be_v drive_v out_o by_o the_o hermunduri_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o vibilius_n he_o be_v receive_v and_o send_v to_o forum_n julij_fw-la a_o colony_n of_o gallia_n narbonensis_n the_o barbarous_a people_n which_o follow_v both_o these_o lest_o be_v mingle_v among_o other_o shall_v disturb_v the_o quiet_a province_n be_v place_v beyond_o danubium_fw-la betwixt_o the_o river_n marus_n and_o cusus_fw-la and_o a_o king_n give_v they_o of_o the_o quadian_a nation_n xvi_o war_n betwixt_o rhescuporis_n and_o cotys_n rhescuporis_n be_v send_v to_o rome_n news_n be_v come_v that_o artaxias_n be_v by_o germanicus_n make_v king_n of_o armenia_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n ordain_v that_o germanicus_n and_o drusus_n shall_v enter_v into_o the_o city_n ovant_fw-la or_o with_o a_o small_a triumph_n and_o that_o arch_n shall_v be_v erect_v about_o the_o side_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o mars_n the_o revenger_n with_o the_o image_n of_o the_o two_o caesar_n tiberius_n be_v more_o glad_a that_o he_o have_v establish_v a_o peace_n by_o wisdom_n then_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v end_v the_o war_n
ancona_n go_v by_o picenum_n and_o after_o by_o the_o flaminian_a way_n overtake_v the_o legion_n which_o be_v bring_v from_o pannony_n to_o rome_n to_o lie_v in_o garrison_n in_o africa_n be_v common_a in_o every_o man_n mouth_n how_o in_o the_o camp_n and_o in_o the_o way_n he_o do_v often_o show_v himself_o to_o the_o soldier_n from_o narnia_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o avoid_v suspicion_n or_o because_o such_o as_o stand_v in_o fear_n be_v irresolute_a in_o their_o determination_n be_v convey_v by_o near_fw-mi and_o anon_o after_o by_o tiber_n he_o increase_v the_o evil_a will_n of_o the_o people_n towards_o he_o because_o he_o land_v near_o the_o caesar_n tomb_n on_o a_o day_n when_o the_o shore_n be_v full_a of_o people_n many_o follower_n after_o he_o and_o plancina_n accompany_v with_o a_o train_n of_o woman_n both_o pleasant_a and_o cheerful_a in_o countenance_n among_o other_o cause_n of_o envy_n and_o heart-burning_a piso_n house_n be_v one_o look_v on_o the_o market_n place_n trim_v to_o feast_n and_o banquet_n in_o where_o nothing_o can_v be_v hide_v the_o next_o day_n fulcinius_n trio_n accuse_v piso_n before_o the_o consul_n vitellius_n and_o veranius_n and_o the_o rest_n which_o have_v follow_v germanicus_n allege_v that_o that_o be_v their_o office_n and_o that_o trio_n have_v no_o part_n therein_o and_o that_o as_o witness_n and_o opener_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o not_o as_o accuser_n they_o be_v to_o report_v that_o which_o germanicus_n have_v give_v they_o in_o charge_n trio_n relinquish_a the_o accusation_n obtain_v licence_n to_o accuse_v his_o former_a life_n and_o the_o prince_n entreat_v to_o receive_v the_o hear_n of_o the_o cause_n to_o himself_o which_o the_o defendant_n refuse_v not_o as_o misdoubt_v the_o senator_n and_o people_n good_a will_n and_o contrary_a be_v well_o assure_v that_o tiberius_n regard_v not_o rumour_n but_o will_v lean_v to_o his_o mother_n conscience_n and_o that_o the_o truth_n or_o thing_n believe_v and_o wrest_v to_o the_o worst_a may_v easy_o be_v discern_v by_o one_o judge_n whereas_o hatred_n and_o envy_n bear_v the_o sway_n where_o there_o be_v many_o tiberius_n be_v not_o ignorant_a how_o weighty_a a_o cause_n he_o undertake_v and_o how_o diverse_o he_o be_v censure_v and_o therefore_o call_v some_o of_o his_o familiar_a friend_n about_o he_o hear_v the_o menace_n of_o the_o accuser_n then_o the_o request_n of_o the_o party_n arraign_v refer_v the_o whole_a cause_n to_o the_o senate_n in_o the_o mean_a season_n drusus_n return_v from_o illyrium_n although_o the_o senator_n have_v decree_v that_o for_o receive_v of_o maroboduus_n and_o exploit_n do_v the_o summer_n past_a he_o shall_v enter_v the_o city_n ovant_fw-la or_o with_o a_o small_a triumph_n yet_o defer_v that_o honour_n for_o the_o time_n he_o enter_v private_o after_o that_o piso_n have_v demand_v t._n arruntius_n fulcinius_n asinius_n gallus_n aeserninus_n marcellus_n sext._n pompeius_n for_o his_o advocate_n and_o all_o of_o they_o allege_v diverse_a excuse_n m._n lepidus_n l._n piso_n and_o liveneius_n regulus_n undertake_v his_o defence_n the_o whole_a city_n be_v attentive_a to_o know_v how_o germanicus_n friend_n will_v stick_v unto_o he_o what_o hope_v the_o party_n arraign_v have_v whether_o tiberius_n be_v able_a to_o master_v his_o affection_n or_o will_v show_v himself_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v greedy_o expect_v of_o the_o people_n never_o show_v themselves_o more_o attentive_a nor_o at_o any_o time_n licens_v themselves_o a_o more_o secret_a speech_n of_o the_o prince_n or_o suspicious_a silence_n the_o day_n that_o the_o senate_n meet_v caesar_n make_v a_o premeditate_a oration_n temper_v in_o this_o sort_n say_v that_o piso_n have_v be_v his_o father_n lieutenant_n and_o friend_n and_o give_v by_o he_o to_o germanicus_n as_o a_o coadiutor_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o senate_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o east_n but_o whether_o he_o have_v there_o exasperate_v the_o young_a prince_n through_o disobedience_n and_o contention_n and_o whether_o he_o have_v show_v himself_o glad_a of_o his_o death_n or_o villanous_o have_v make_v he_o away_o that_o they_o shall_v judge_v of_o that_o with_o upright_o conscience_n for_o if_o be_v lieutenant_n he_o have_v go_v beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o his_o office_n and_o shake_v off_o his_o duty_n to_o his_o lord_n general_a and_o reioyse_v in_o his_o death_n and_o my_o grief_n i_o will_v hate_v he_o and_o estrange_v he_o from_o my_o house_n and_o revenge_n not_o the_o prince_n but_o private_a grudge_n if_o any_o villainous_a deed_n be_v detect_v in_o he_o worthy_a of_o revenge_n even_o in_o the_o death_n of_o any_o private_a person_n afford_v yourselves_o and_o germanicus_n child_n and_o we_o his_o father_n reasonable_a and_o just_a comfort_n and_o examine_v also_o whether_o seditious_o and_o mutinous_o piso_n have_v stir_v up_o the_o army_n whether_o by_o ambition_n he_o have_v seek_v to_o win_v the_o favour_n of_o the_o soldier_n whether_o he_o return_v into_o the_o province_n by_o force_n of_o arm_n or_o whether_o these_o thing_n be_v false_a and_o make_v great_a than_o they_o be_v by_o the_o accuser_n with_o who_o overgreat_a affection_n i_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o be_v offend_v for_o to_o what_o purpose_n shall_v his_o body_n be_v show_v naked_a be_v handle_v of_o the_o common_a people_n and_o bruit_v abroad_o among_o stranger_n as_o though_o he_o have_v be_v empoison_v if_o these_o thing_n be_v yet_o uncertain_a and_o be_v to_o be_v inquire_v of_o i_o lament_v true_o and_o be_o greeve_v for_o my_o son_n and_o always_o shall_v but_o i_o hinder_v not_o the_o defendant_n to_o allege_v all_o he_o can_v for_o the_o purgation_n of_o his_o innocence_n or_o if_o germanicus_n have_v any_o fault_n worthy_a of_o reprehension_n and_o i_o beseech_v you_o not_o to_o take_v the_o crime_n as_o already_o prove_v because_o the_o cause_n be_v join_v with_o my_o sorrow_n if_o either_o his_o neerne_n in_o blood_n or_o his_o own_o faithfulness_n have_v yield_v he_o any_o to_o defend_v his_o cause_n help_v he_o as_o much_o as_o in_o you_o lie_v either_o by_o your_o eloquence_n or_o care_n in_o this_o his_o extremity_n to_o the_o same_o labour_n and_o constancy_n i_o exhort_v the_o accuser_n germanicus_n this_o only_a privilege_n we_o will_v afford_v above_o the_o law_n that_o his_o death_n shall_v be_v rather_o inquire_v of_o in_o the_o curia_fw-la then_o in_o the_o forum_n before_o the_o senate_n than_o other_o judge_n let_v all_o the_o rest_n be_v debate_v with_o like_a modesty_n nothing_o regard_v drusus_n tear_n or_o my_o grief_n or_o if_o any_o slander_n be_v forge_v against_o i_o after_o that_o the_o accuser_n have_v two_o day_n give_v they_o to_o bring_v in_o their_o accusation_n &_o after_o six_o day_n be_v pass_v the_o defandant_n have_v three_o more_o to_o justify_v himself_o then_o fulcinius_n begin_v with_o stale_a and_o frivolous_a matter_n as_o that_o he_o have_v govern_v spain_n ambitious_o and_o covetous_o whereof_o be_v convict_v he_o can_v not_o be_v interest_v if_o he_o can_v purge_v himself_o of_o the_o late_a crime_n nor_o if_o he_o can_v defend_v himself_o from_o that_o accusation_n yet_o be_v he_o not_o acquit_v if_o great_a matter_n be_v lay_v to_o his_o charge_n after_o he_o seruaeus_n and_o veranius_n and_o vitellius_n with_o like_a affection_n but_o vitellius_n with_o great_a eloquence_n object_v that_o piso_n for_o hatred_n to_o germanicus_n and_o desire_n of_o innovation_n have_v so_o far_o corrupt_v the_o common_a soldier_n with_o licentiousness_n and_o injury_n towards_o the_o confederate_n that_o of_o the_o lewd_a sort_n he_o be_v call_v the_o father_n of_o the_o legion_n further_o that_o he_o have_v use_v cruelty_n against_o every_o good_a man_n and_o especial_o against_o germanicus_n follower_n &_o friend_n in_o the_o end_n that_o he_o have_v kill_v he_o with_o poison_n and_o enchantment_n then_o that_o he_o and_o plancina_n use_v wicked_a ceremony_n and_o sacrifice_n that_o he_o have_v bear_v arm_n against_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o he_o will_v never_o have_v appear_v in_o judgement_n have_v he_o not_o be_v overcome_v in_o battle_n in_o many_o thing_n his_o defence_n be_v weak_a for_o he_o can_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o he_o have_v win_v the_o soldier_n by_o ambition_n or_o that_o he_o have_v not_o expose_v the_o province_n as_o a_o prey_n to_o the_o lewd_a sort_n nor_o the_o injurious_a speech_n against_o the_o general_a only_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v purge_v himself_o of_o the_o empoison_a which_o indeed_o the_o accuser_n do_v not_o sufficient_o prove_v accuse_v he_o to_o have_v empoison_v germanicus_n meat_n with_o his_o hand_n which_o be_v infect_v as_o he_o sit_v above_o he_o at_o a_o banquet_n for_o it_o seem_v absurd_a that_o he_o shall_v dare_v so_o bold_a a_o attempt_n among_o other_o man_n servant_n
not_o once_o mention_v claudius_n and_o l._n asprenas_n ask_v messallinus_n before_o the_o senate_n whether_o he_o have_v willing_o omit_v he_o claudius_n name_n be_v then_o first_o add_v the_o more_o i_o meditate_v with_o myself_o of_o thing_n do_v both_o in_o old_a and_o late_a time_n the_o more_o the_o uncertainty_n and_o vanity_n of_o fortune_n in_o mortal_a affair_n come_v to_o my_o remembrance_n for_o in_o fame_n hope_v estimation_n all_o man_n be_v rather_o destine_v to_o the_o sovereignty_n than_o he_o who_o fortune_n have_v keep_v hide_v for_o the_o future_a monarch_n a_o few_o day_n after_o caesar_n persuade_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n to_o bestow_v the_o dignity_n of_o priesthood_n upon_o vitellius_n veranius_n and_o seruaeus_n and_o have_v promise_v his_o voice_n to_o fulcinius_n for_o the_o obtain_n of_o any_o dignity_n advise_v he_o not_o to_o overthrow_v his_o eloquence_n with_o rashness_n and_o that_o be_v the_o end_n of_o revenge_a germanicus_n death_n many_o thing_n diverse_o report_v not_o only_o among_o such_o as_o then_o live_v but_o in_o time_n consequent_a so_o doubtful_a be_v all_o weighty_a matter_n while_o some_o take_v all_o as_o certain_a howsoever_o they_o hear_v it_o other_o report_v a_o truth_n otherwise_o than_o it_o be_v posterity_n add_v to_o both_o four_o war_n renew_v in_o africa_n under_o tacfarinas_n who_o be_v defeat_v by_o apronius_n lepida_n condemn_v for_o change_v a_o child_n but_o drusus_n be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o city_n once_o more_o to_o learn_v future_a thing_n by_o the_o fly_v of_o bird_n enter_v in_o again_o with_o a_o small_a triumph_n and_o a_o few_o day_n after_o vipsania_n his_o mother_n die_v only_o of_o all_o agrippa_n child_n of_o a_o natural_a death_n because_o it_o be_v certain_o believe_v that_o some_o die_v by_o the_o sword_n other_o by_o poison_n or_o famine_n the_o same_o year_n tacfarinas_n who_o as_o i_o have_v say_v be_v the_o last_o summer_n drive_v out_o by_o camillus_n renu_v the_o war_n in_o africa_n at_o the_o first_o by_o rove_a pillage_n unrevenged_a by_o reason_n of_o his_o sudden_a come_n then_o by_o waste_v of_o village_n and_o care_v away_o great_a booty_n and_o last_o of_o all_o not_o far_o from_o the_o river_n pagyda_fw-mi he_o besiege_v a_o roman_a cohort_n one_o decrius_n be_v captain_n of_o the_o fort_n a_o lusty_a man_n and_o of_o good_a skill_n in_o matter_n of_o war_n who_o take_v that_o besiege_n as_o a_o disgrace_n to_o himself_o encourage_v his_o soldier_n to_o fight_v in_o open_a field_n and_o marshal_v his_o army_n in_o order_n of_o battle_n before_o the_o fortress_n the_o cohort_n be_v beat_v back_o at_o the_o first_o brunt_n he_o run_v in_o among_o the_o weapon_n of_o such_o as_o flee_v rebuke_v the_o standard_n bearer_n that_o a_o roman_a soldier_n will_v show_v his_o back_n to_o a_o few_o untrained_a raw_a traitor_n and_o have_v receive_v wound_n and_o a_o eye_n strike_v out_o yet_o put_v himself_o in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o enemy_n never_o leave_v of_o fight_v until_o he_o be_v forsake_v of_o his_o company_n and_o slay_v in_o the_o place_n which_o when_o l._n apronius_n who_o succeed_v camillus_n understand_v be_v more_o perplex_v with_o the_o shame_n of_o his_o own_o people_n then_o glory_n of_o the_o enemy_n he_o draw_v out_o by_o lot_n a_o rare_a matter_n in_o those_o day_n though_o in_o old_a time_n practise_v every_o ten_o person_n of_o the_o dishonourable_a band_n &_o beat_v he_o with_o cudgel_n to_o death_n which_o severity_n wrought_v so_o great_a good_a that_o a_o ensign_n of_o old_a soldier_n in_o number_n not_o above_o five_o hundred_o defeat_v tacfarinas_n army_n go_v about_o to_o assault_v a_o fort_n call_v thala_n in_o which_o battle_n ruffus_n heluius_n a_o common_a soldier_n get_v the_o credit_n of_o save_v a_o citizen_n life_n on_o who_o l._n apronius_n bestow_v chain_n and_o a_o spear_n caesar_n add_v a_o civicall_a crown_n to_o they_o find_v fault_n rather_o then_o offend_v that_o apronius_n have_v not_o give_v it_o by_o his_o proconsularie_a authority_n but_o tacfarinas_n perceive_v the_o numidian_n to_o be_v daunt_v &_o refuse_v to_o besiege_v any_o long_o scatter_v his_o war_n give_v ground_n when_o he_o be_v pursue_v and_o follow_v a_o fresh_a when_o their_o back_n be_v turn_v which_o manner_n of_o fight_n use_v by_o the_o barbarian_a molest_v and_o keep_v the_o roman_a play_n to_o no_o purpose_n but_o after_o that_o greedy_a of_o prey_n he_o draw_v to_o the_o sea_n coast_n and_o there_o encamp_v apronius_n cesianus_n be_v send_v thither_o by_o his_o father_n appointment_n with_o a_o troop_n of_o horseman_n and_o aid_n cohort_n add_v unto_o they_o the_o rude_a of_o the_o legion_n have_v a_o prosperous_a fight_n and_o drive_v the_o numidian_a to_o the_o desert_n lepida_n who_o beside_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o aemilian_a family_n from_o which_o she_o be_v descend_v have_v l._n silvius_n and_o cn._n pompeius_n for_o her_o great_a grandfather_n be_v accuse_v at_o rome_n for_o feign_v herself_o to_o have_v have_v a_o child_n by_o p._n quirinius_n a_o rich_a man_n and_o without_o child_n and_o also_o of_o adultery_n and_o empoisoning_n and_o that_o she_o have_v consult_v with_o the_o chaldean_n against_o the_o house_n of_o caesar_n her_o brother_n manius_n lepidus_n defend_v her_o cause_n quirinius_n be_v offend_v and_o separate_v from_o she_o yet_o have_v commiseration_n on_o she_o although_o she_o be_v both_o infamous_a and_o faulty_a in_o the_o hear_n of_o that_o cause_n it_o be_v hard_a to_o guess_v the_o princess_n mind_n he_o do_v so_o turn_v and_o wind_n himself_o and_o interlace_n token_n of_o anger_n with_o clemency_n have_v first_o of_o all_o request_v that_o matter_n of_o treason_n shall_v not_o be_v debate_v at_o that_o time_n then_o he_o draw_v m._n servilius_n once_o consul_n and_o other_o witness_n to_o broach_v such_o matter_n which_o he_o will_v seem_v to_o have_v suppress_v and_o send_v to_o the_o consul_n lepidaes_n servant_n who_o he_o have_v guard_v before_o with_o a_o company_n of_o soldier_n &_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o answer_v by_o torture_n to_o such_o interrogatory_n as_o do_v appertain_v to_o his_o house_n neither_o that_o drusus_n consul_n elect_v shall_v first_o yield_v his_o opinion_n which_o some_o construe_v to_o be_v a_o point_n of_o civility_n that_o other_o shall_v not_o be_v force_v to_o do_v the_o like_a other_o do_v wrest_v it_o to_o cruelty_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v never_o have_v give_v place_n but_o to_o condemn_v the_o party_n call_v in_o question_n lepida_n the_o day_n of_o hear_v fall_v out_o when_o the_o play_n be_v to_o be_v show_v enter_v the_o theatre_n with_o a_o company_n of_o noble_a woman_n call_v on_o her_o ancestor_n with_o a_o doleful_a lamentation_n and_o pompey_n himself_o who_o monument_n and_o image_n be_v there_o in_o view_n move_v such_o great_a compassion_n that_o the_o people_n gush_v out_o in_o tear_n begin_v to_o curse_v quirinius_n wish_v he_o all_o cruelty_n and_o misfortune_n upon_o who_o be_v old_a and_o without_o child_n and_o of_o base_a parentage_n she_o be_v bestow_v who_o have_v once_o be_v destine_v a_o wife_n for_o l._n caesar_n and_o daughter_n in_o law_n to_o augustus_n not_o long_o after_o her_o lewd_a behaviour_n be_v discover_v by_o torture_v her_o slave_n and_o all_o of_o they_o condescend_v unto_o rubellius_n blandus_n opinion_n which_o be_v that_o she_o shall_v be_v banish_v drusus_n yield_v unto_o his_o opinion_n although_o other_o be_v mild_o bend_v then_o scaurus_n who_o have_v have_v a_o daughter_n by_o she_o obtain_v that_o her_o good_n shall_v not_o be_v confiscate_v at_o last_o tiberius_n declare_v that_o he_o be_v assure_v also_o by_o p._n quirinius_n slave_n that_o she_o seek_v to_o poison_v he_o as_o be_v a_o enemy_n always_o to_o noble_a house_n and_o so_o in_o a_o short_a compass_n of_o time_n the_o calphurnians_n lose_v piso_n and_o the_o aemilian_n lepida_n but_o d._n silanus_n be_v restore_v to_o the_o junian_n family_n be_v a_o comfort_n unto_o it_o who_o fortune_n i_o will_v lay_v down_o v._o decius_n silanus_n touch_v with_o adultery_n papias_n poppaeus_n law_n against_o single_a life_n as_o fortune_n be_v favourable_a to_o augustus_n in_o government_n of_o state_n so_o in_o household_n matter_n unlucky_a and_o improsperous_a his_o daughter_n and_o niece_n which_o he_o banish_v the_o city_n be_v both_o of_o incontinent_a life_n and_o the_o adulterer_n punish_v with_o death_n or_o exile_n for_o perceive_v the_o offence_n to_o be_v common_a in_o the_o mouth_n both_o of_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o term_v it_o by_o a_o rigorous_a name_n of_o religion_n violate_v or_o treason_n he_o pass_v the_o bond_n of_o his_o ancestor_n clemency_n and_o his_o own_o law_n but_o i_o will_v lay_v down_o the_o end_n of_o other_o and_o what_o
which_o lie_v in_o garrison_n at_o lugdunum_n the_o turonian_n be_v overthrow_v by_o the_o legionarie_a soldier_n which_o visellius_n varro_n lieutenant_z of_o low_a germany_n send_v under_o the_o same_o captain_n auiola_n and_o certain_a of_o the_o chief_a gentleman_n of_o gallia_n which_o bring_v he_o aid_v the_o better_a thereby_o to_o cloak_n their_o revolt_n and_o when_o occasion_n serve_v rebel_n with_o more_o assurance_n sacrovir_n be_v see_v to_o demand_v battle_n of_o the_o roman_n bear_v head_v as_o he_o say_v to_o show_v his_o valour_n but_o the_o captain_n say_v he_o do_v it_o to_o make_v himself_o the_o better_o know_v thereby_o to_o be_v spare_v from_o their_o dart_n tiberius_n be_v consult_v upon_o that_o point_n make_v no_o reckon_n of_o the_o disclose_v of_o it_o but_o nourish_v the_o war_n by_o doubt_v florus_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n hold_v on_o his_o purpose_n entice_v a_o wing_n of_o horseman_n enrowl_v at_o trever_n and_o train_v up_o in_o our_o service_n &_o discipline_n that_o have_v slay_v the_o roman_a merchant_n which_o there_o use_v traffic_n he_o may_v begin_v the_o war_n few_o of_o the_o horseman_n be_v corrupt_v but_o most_o continue_a in_o their_o allegiance_n other_o rude_a indebt_a person_n or_o follower_n take_v arm_n and_o go_v toward_o the_o forest_n call_v arden_n but_o the_o legion_n from_o both_o army_n which_o visellius_n and_o c._n silius_n have_v set_v to_o cross_v they_o drive_v they_o back_o julius_n indus_n be_v of_o the_o same_o city_n and_o a_o enemy_n to_o florus_n and_o therefore_o more_o forward_o to_o show_v his_o valour_n be_v send_v before_o with_o a_o choice_n power_n scatter_v and_o defeat_v that_o disorder_a multitude_n florus_n escape_v the_o conqueror_n hand_n by_o uncertain_a lurk_a hole_n and_o at_o last_o perceive_v the_o soldier_n to_o set_v on_o his_o place_n of_o refuge_n slay_v himself_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o that_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o rebellion_n of_o those_o of_o treveri_fw-la it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o great_a difficulty_n to_o suppress_v the_o aedui_n by_o reason_n their_o city_n be_v more_o wealthy_a and_o the_o aid_n which_o shall_v have_v subdue_v they_o far_o off_o sacrovir_n have_v with_o certain_a arm_a cohort_n get_v possession_n of_o augustodunum_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o country_n and_o take_v the_o noble_a man_n child_n of_o all_o gallia_n which_o there_o follow_v their_o study_n as_o a_o pledge_n to_o win_v and_o bind_v their_o parent_n and_o kindred_n and_o withal_o secret_o distribute_v weapon_n which_o himself_o have_v cause_v to_o be_v make_v to_o all_o the_o youth_n they_o be_v in_o number_n forty_o thousand_o the_o five_o part_n arm_v as_o the_o legion_n be_v the_o other_o with_o hunt_v staff_n hanger_n &_o such_o other_o weapon_n as_o hunters_z use_n to_o these_o be_v add_v certain_a slavish_a fencer_n cover_v according_o to_o the_o country_n fashion_n from_o top_n to_o toe_n in_o armour_n of_o iron_n unapt_a and_o uneasy_a to_o strike_v but_o to_o withstand_v impenetrable_a who_o they_o call_v crupellarij_fw-la these_o force_n be_v augment_v though_o not_o by_o any_o open_a consent_n of_o city_n adjoin_v yet_o with_o every_o man_n particular_a good_a will_n the_o roman_a captain_n strive_v &_o doubt_v who_o shall_v have_v the_o conduct_a of_o the_o war_n both_o desire_v it_o but_o varro_n be_v old_a and_o feeble_a yield_v to_o silius_n who_o be_v in_o his_o prime_n it_o be_v currant_n in_o rome_n that_o not_o only_o the_o treveri_fw-la and_o the_o aedui_n but_o also_o that_o threescore_o and_o four_o city_n of_o gallia_n have_v revolt_v and_o the_o german_n join_v with_o they_o that_o spain_n be_v waver_v and_o all_o as_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o report_n be_v believe_v more_o than_o it_o be_v every_o good_a man_n with_o a_o care_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n be_v great_o grieve_v many_o dislike_a the_o present_a state_n and_o desirous_a of_o alteration_n reioyse_v even_o in_o their_o own_o harm_n and_o blame_v tiberius_n that_o in_o so_o great_a a_o hurlyburly_n he_o will_v still_o spend_v his_o labour_n in_o hear_v accuser_n libel_n what_o say_v they_o shall_v julius_n sacrovir_n be_v condemn_v of_o treason_n in_o senate_n at_o last_o some_o be_v find_v which_o with_o arm_n will_v suppress_v these_o bloody_a libel_n of_o accuser_n that_o a_o miserable_a peace_n be_v well_o change_v for_o war_n tiberius_n so_o much_o the_o more_o compose_v to_o a_o careless_a security_n change_v neither_o place_n nor_o countenance_n pass_v over_o those_o day_n after_o his_o accustom_a wont_n either_o through_o haughtiness_n of_o courage_n or_o because_o he_o know_v the_o matter_n to_o be_v light_a than_o the_o report_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n silius_n march_v on_o with_o two_o legion_n have_v send_v a_o power_n of_o ally_n before_o waste_v the_o village_n of_o the_o sequans_n which_o be_v borderer_n and_o confederate_n with_o the_o aeduan_o anon_o after_o he_o march_v speedy_o with_o his_o army_n towards_o augustodunum_n the_o standard-bearer_n strive_v who_o shall_v make_v most_o haste_n and_o the_o common_a soldier_n fret_v and_o chase_v likewise_o lest_o he_o shall_v rest_v the_o night_n as_o he_o be_v wont_a only_o that_o they_o may_v see_v the_o enemy_n and_o be_v see_v that_o will_v be_v enough_o for_o the_o victory_n twelve_o mile_n off_o sacrovir_n appear_v in_o the_o champain_n country_n in_o the_o front_n he_o have_v place_v his_o man_n cover_v with_o iron_n his_o cohort_n on_o the_o wing_n and_o those_o which_o be_v half_o arm_v in_o the_o rearward_n himself_o mount_v on_o a_o goodly_a courser_n among_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o city_n go_v to_o the_o soldier_n and_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o ancient_a glory_n of_o the_o galli_n and_o how_o oft_o they_o have_v defeat_v the_o roman_n how_o honourable_a a_o thing_n liberty_n be_v to_o the_o conqueror_n and_o how_o intolerable_a servitude_n will_v be_v if_o they_o shall_v be_v vanquish_v again_o this_o exhortation_n be_v not_o long_a nor_o please_a for_o the_o legion_n draw_v near_o in_o battle_n array_n the_o townsman_n want_v discipline_n and_o ignorant_a of_o service_n do_v neither_o see_v nor_o hear_v what_o be_v best_a for_o they_o silius_n on_o the_o contrary_a side_n although_o his_o hope_n have_v take_v away_o all_o occasion_n of_o encourage_v they_o yet_o cry_v that_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n for_o they_o be_v conqueror_n over_o the_o german_n to_o be_v bring_v against_o the_o galli_n as_o against_o enemy_n and_o that_o of_o late_a one_o cohort_n have_v vanquish_v the_o rebellious_a toronians_n one_o wing_n the_o treveri_fw-la a_o few_o troop_n of_o horseman_n of_o this_o same_o army_n have_v put_v to_o flight_v the_o sequans_n by_o how_o much_o the_o rich_a the_o aedui_n be_v in_o money_n and_o abound_v in_o pleasure_n the_o lesser_a courage_n they_o have_v break_v then_o in_o upon_o they_o and_o bind_v they_o and_o flee_v to_o those_o which_o run_v away_o at_o that_o all_o of_o they_o give_v a_o outcry_n the_o horseman_n compass_v they_o in_o the_o footman_n set_v on_o the_o point_n and_o the_o wing_n make_v small_a resistance_n those_o in_o complete_a iron_n harness_n stick_v somewhat_o to_o it_o their_o plate_n resist_v and_o beat_v back_o the_o dart_n and_o sword_n but_o the_o soldier_n snatch_v his_o hatchet_n and_o axe_n as_o though_o he_o be_v to_o break_v through_o a_o wall_n hew_v their_o cover_n and_o carcase_n some_o with_o pole_n or_o fork_n overthrow_v this_o sluggish_a lump_n leave_v they_o for_o half_a dead_a lie_v on_o the_o ground_n not_o once_o go_v about_o to_o rise_v sacrovir_n go_v first_o to_o augustodunum_n then_o for_o fear_n lest_o it_o shall_v be_v yield_v to_o the_o next_o village_n with_o a_o few_o of_o his_o trusty_a friend_n where_o he_o slay_v himself_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o the_o rest_n one_o another_o and_o the_o village_n be_v set_v on_o fire_n over_o they_o they_o be_v all_o burn_v together_o then_o at_o last_o tiberius_n write_v to_o the_o senate_n that_o the_o war_n be_v begin_v and_o end_v neither_o add_v nor_o take_v away_o from_o the_o truth_n and_o that_o the_o lieutenant_n have_v behave_v themselves_o faithful_o and_o valorous_o and_o himself_o direct_v they_o with_o counsel_n and_o withal_o yield_v the_o reason_n why_o neither_o he_o nor_o drusus_n go_v to_o the_o war_n magnify_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o meet_v that_o prince_n if_o some_o one_o or_o other_o town_n rebel_n shall_v forsake_v rome_n from_o whence_o all_o other_o government_n be_v derive_v now_o because_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n of_o fear_n he_o will_v go_v see_v and_o settle_v the_o present_a estate_n of_o thing_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n dercee_v vow_n and_o procession_n for_o his_o return_n with_o other_o convenient_a
and_o true_a the_o same_o solemnity_n which_o be_v ordain_v for_o germanicus_n be_v appoint_v for_o drusus_n and_o as_o the_o manner_n be_v of_o the_o last_o flattery_n something_n add_v his_o funeral_n in_o pomp_n of_o image_n be_v very_o magnificent_a have_v before_o he_o in_o a_o long_a procession_n aeneas_n the_o beginning_n of_o the_o julian_n family_n all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o albani_n and_o romulus_n the_o founder_n of_o the_o city_n after_o he_o follow_v the_o nobility_n of_o the_o sabine_n appius_n clausus_n and_o the_o image_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o claudian_o in_o deliver_v drusus_n death_n i_o have_v follow_v that_o which_o many_o true_a writer_n have_v utter_v but_o i_o will_v not_o omit_v a_o very_a strong_a report_n of_o those_o time_n yet_o currant_n in_o every_o man_n mouth_n which_o be_v that_o livia_n be_v already_o corrupt_v to_o all_o dishonesty_n of_o body_n by_o sejanus_n he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v abuse_v lygdus_n body_n likewise_o in_o age_n and_o beauty_n high_o please_v his_o master_n and_o of_o all_o his_o servitor_n of_o best_a credit_n who_o be_v make_v privy_a to_o the_o practice_n the_o place_n and_o time_n agree_v when_o the_o poison_n shall_v be_v give_v grow_v to_o that_o audaciousnes_n that_o he_o turn_v all_o upon_o drusus_n head_n and_o by_o secret_a advertisement_n accuse_v he_o to_o have_v go_v about_o to_o poison_v his_o father_n and_o give_v tiberius_n warning_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o the_o first_o drink_v his_o son_n shall_v offer_v he_o at_o the_o table_n whereupon_o by_o that_o fraud_n the_o banquet_n be_v begin_v the_o old_a man_n present_v drusus_n the_o cup_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v who_o ignorant_a of_o the_o practice_n like_o a_o raw_a young_a man_n drink_v it_o up_o increase_v thereby_o the_o suspicion_n as_o though_o for_o fear_n and_o shame_n he_o have_v swallow_v that_o death_n which_o he_o have_v prepare_v for_o his_o father_n this_o be_v the_o common_a rumour_n which_o want_v a_o ground_n and_o certain_a author_n thou_o may_v easy_o refute_v for_o who_o be_v he_o though_o but_o of_o mean_a wisdom_n much_o less_o tiberius_n experience_v and_o beat_v in_o weighty_a affair_n not_o hear_v his_o defence_n will_v have_v offer_v his_o son_n his_o death_n and_o that_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n a_o thing_n remediless_a if_o he_o shall_v repent_v it_o why_o have_v he_o not_o rather_o torture_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o poison_n seek_v out_o the_o author_n and_o use_v that_o delay_n which_o usual_o he_o do_v even_o against_o stranger_n towards_o his_o own_o son_n never_o before_o detect_v of_o any_o lewd_a fact_n but_o because_o sejanus_n be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o inventor_n of_o all_o bad_a action_n through_o the_o great_a good_a will_n caesar_n bear_v he_o and_o the_o hate_n which_o the_o rest_n bare_a to_o both_o thing_n be_v believe_v although_o fabulous_a and_o uncredible_a report_n speak_v always_o the_o worst_a of_o prince_n death_n the_o order_n of_o this_o fact_n have_v be_v otherwise_o discover_v by_o apicata_n sejanus_n wife_n and_o by_o torture_v of_o eudemus_n and_o lygdus_n and_o no_o writer_n find_v so_o great_a a_o enemy_n to_o tiberius_n although_o all_o have_v be_v seek_v that_o may_v be_v say_v and_o enforce_v against_o he_o that_o have_v object_v any_o such_o matter_n the_o cause_n why_o i_o lay_v down_o and_o blame_v the_o common_a rumour_n be_v that_o under_o a_o manifest_a example_n i_o may_v discredit_v false_a report_n and_o pray_v such_o into_o who_o hand_n our_o labour_n shall_v come_v that_o they_o will_v not_o esteem_v more_o of_o common_a uncredible_a tale_n greedy_o receive_v then_o of_o truth_n not_o falsify_v into_o miracle_n four_o sejanus_n practice_n to_o destroy_v agrippina_n and_o germanicus_n child_n stageplayer_n expulse_v italy_n but_o while_o tiberius_n praise_v his_o son_n before_o the_o people_n assemble_v the_o senate_n and_o the_o people_n rather_o for_o a_o show_n then_o from_o the_o hart_n put_v on_o a_o mourn_a countenance_n yet_o in_o their_o mind_n rejoice_v that_o germanicus_n house_n begin_v to_o flourish_v again_o which_o beginning_n of_o favour_n and_o agrippina_n their_o mother_n not_o well_o dissemble_v her_o hope_n hasten_v their_o overthrow_n for_o when_o sejanus_n perceive_v that_o drusus_n empoisoner_n escape_v unpunished_a and_o no_o public_a mourning_n of_o the_o people_n for_o his_o death_n embolden_v in_o wicked_a action_n because_o his_o first_o attempt_n have_v good_a success_n begin_v to_o cast_v with_o himself_o by_o what_o mean_v he_o may_v extinguish_v germanicus_n child_n the_o undoubted_a successor_n to_o the_o empire_n for_o all_o three_o poison_n he_o can_v not_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o keeper_n faithfulness_n and_o agrippina_n invincible_a chastity_n he_o begin_v therefore_o to_o inveigh_v against_o her_o obstinacy_n and_o stir_v augusta_n hate_v she_o of_o old_a against_o she_o and_o incense_a livia_n with_o the_o memory_n of_o her_o late_a fact_n suggest_v that_o her_o pride_n bear_v itself_o upon_o her_o fruitfulness_n in_o child_n by_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n gape_v after_o the_o sovereignty_n this_o plot_n of_o his_o he_o prosecute_v by_o the_o help_n of_o crafty_a accuser_n among_o who_o he_o have_v choose_v julius_n posthumus_n a_o man_n note_v of_o infamous_a life_n with_o mutilia_n prisca_n a_o principal_a favourite_n of_o the_o grandmother_n and_o fit_a instrument_n for_o his_o practice_n be_v high_o in_o augustas_n book_n a_o old_a woman_n of_o she_o own_o disposition_n desirous_a of_o rule_n and_o therefore_o easy_o estrange_v from_o her_o daughter_n in_o law_n agrippina_n he_o have_v likewise_o inveighle_v agrippina_n near_a kindred_n to_o puff_n up_o her_o haughty_a spirit_n and_o use_v hard_a speech_n of_o augusta_n but_o tiberius_n intermit_a no_o care_n of_o public_a affair_n and_o embrace_v business_n for_o solace_n hear_v the_o cause_n of_o citizen_n and_o the_o suit_n of_o confederate_n and_o by_o his_o persuasion_n decree_n of_o senate_n be_v make_v that_o the_o city_n of_o cibyratica_n in_o asia_n and_o aegiris_n in_o achaia_n damnify_v by_o a_o earthquake_n may_v be_v relieve_v by_o remit_v they_o three_o year_n tribute_n and_o vibius_n serenus_n proconsul_n of_o far_a spain_n be_v condemn_v for_o public_a violence_n through_o the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o time_n be_v banish_v into_o the_o island_n amorgus_n carsius_fw-la sacerdos_n accuse_v as_o though_o he_o have_v help_v the_o enemy_n tacfarinas_n with_o corn_n be_v quit_v and_o c._n gracchus_n for_o the_o same_o crime_n this_o gracchus_n be_v very_o young_a be_v carry_v by_o his_o father_n sempronius_n to_o the_o island_n cercina_n as_o a_o companion_n of_o his_o exile_n where_o grow_v to_o man_n estate_n among_o banish_a man_n and_o ignorant_a of_o liberal_a art_n by_o turn_v and_o wind_v base_a merchandise_n in_o africa_n and_o sicilia_n he_o gain_v his_o live_n and_o yet_o he_o escape_v not_o the_o danger_n of_o great_a fortune_n and_o if_o aelius_n lamia_n and_o l._n apronius_n which_o govern_v africa_n have_v not_o defend_v his_o innocence_n through_o the_o nobleness_n of_o his_o unfortunate_a stock_n he_o have_v taste_v of_o his_o father_n calamity_n that_o year_n come_v ambassador_n from_o city_n of_o greece_n request_v that_o the_o ancient_a right_n of_o privilege_a place_n may_v be_v confirm_v at_o junos_n temple_n at_o samium_fw-la and_o aesculapius_n temple_n at_o cois_n the_o samian_o ground_v themselves_o on_o a_o decree_n of_o the_o amphictyon_n to_o who_o belong_v the_o principal_a examination_n of_o all_o matter_n when_o the_o grecian_n building_n city_n through_o asia_n be_v lord_n of_o the_o sea_n coast_n the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o coi_fw-fr be_v not_o unlike_a have_v withal_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o place_n for_o when_o by_o king_n mithridates_n commandment_n all_o the_o roman_n be_v slay_v throughout_o all_o the_o city_n and_o land_n of_o asia_n they_o save_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o aesculapius_n as_o many_o as_o they_o find_v after_o this_o the_o praetor_n have_v make_v many_o complaint_n though_o in_o vain_a against_o the_o stage-player_n at_o last_o caesar_n speak_v of_o their_o unrulines_n and_o immodest_a behaviour_n as_o have_v seditious_o attempt_v many_o thing_n in_o public_a and_o many_o undecent_o in_o private_a house_n and_o the_o oscian_n play_n a_o light_a sport_n please_v the_o people_n humour_n grow_v to_o such_o insolency_n that_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n be_v fain_o to_o interpose_v their_o authority_n for_o the_o suppress_n of_o it_o and_o then_o the_o stageplayer_n be_v expulse_v italy_n caesar_n have_v further_a grief_n the_o same_o year_n partly_o by_o the_o death_n of_o one_o of_o drusus_n child_n and_o partly_o by_o the_o death_n of_o lucillius_n longus_n his_o friend_n and_o partaker_n of_o all_o his_o fortune_n prosperous_a or_o adverse_a and_o among_o the_o senator_n his_o only_a companion_n when_o he_o
withdraw_v himself_o to_o rhodes_n in_o regard_v whereof_o the_o senate_n ordain_v that_o although_o he_o be_v but_o of_o mean_a parentage_n yet_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v the_o funeral_n of_o a_o censor_n and_o a_o image_n in_o augustus_n forum_n at_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o common_a purse_n for_o at_o that_o time_n the_o senate_n manage_v all_o the_o affair_n in_o so_o much_o that_o lucillius_n capito_n procurator_n of_o asia_n the_o province_n accuse_v he_o be_v force_v to_o purge_v himself_o before_o they_o the_o prince_n assure_o avouch_v that_o he_o have_v give_v he_o no_o authority_n but_o over_o slave_n and_o money_n matter_n between_o party_n &_o party_n but_o if_o he_o have_v usurp_v the_o authority_n of_o a_o praetor_n or_o use_v the_o strength_n of_o soldier_n he_o have_v therein_o contemn_v his_o commandment_n &_o therefore_o that_o they_o shall_v hear_v the_o ally_n and_o so_o the_o matter_n be_v hear_v he_o be_v condemn_v for_o which_o cause_n and_o by_o reason_n that_o the_o year_n before_o c._n silanus_n be_v punish_v the_o city_n of_o asia_n decree_v that_o a_o temple_n shall_v be_v build_v in_o honour_n of_o tiberius_n his_o mother_n and_o the_o senate_n which_o they_o perform_v after_o they_o have_v licence_n and_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n nero_n give_v thanks_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o to_o his_o grandfather_n with_o the_o joyful_a acceptance_n of_o the_o hearer_n as_o represent_v germanicus_n yet_o fresh_a in_o memory_n to_o their_o mind_n think_v that_o he_o they_o have_v both_o hear_v and_o see_v the_o young_a man_n be_v of_o great_a modesty_n and_o comeliness_n worthy_a of_o a_o prince_n the_o more_o grateful_a through_o the_o danger_n he_o be_v in_o by_o sejanus_n know_v hatred_n against_o he_o v._o how_o jupiters_n priest_n be_v choose_v tiberius_n small_a affection_n to_o germanicus_n child_n about_o the_o same_o time_n of_o choose_v a_o flamen_n dial_n in_o servius_n maluginensis_n place_n who_o be_v dead_a and_o of_o make_v a_o new_a law_n caesar_n himself_o speak_v for_o the_o old_a custom_n be_v that_o three_o patriciens_fw-la shall_v be_v name_v together_o bear_v of_o parent_n which_o have_v be_v marry_v with_o a_o solemnity_n call_v confarreation_n of_o which_o one_o shall_v be_v choose_v for_o the_o priest_n and_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o that_o just_a number_n can_v not_o be_v find_v the_o use_n of_o confarrcation_n or_o marriage_n with_o a_o cake_n of_o wheat_n either_o not_o use_v or_o only_o of_o a_o few_o whereof_o he_o allege_v many_o reason_n though_o the_o chief_a be_v the_o carelessness_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o withal_o the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o ceremony_n which_o be_v willing_o let_v slip_v and_o when_o shall_v he_o go_v out_o of_o his_o father_n authority_n which_o shall_v obtain_v that_o priesthood_n or_o she_o who_o be_v marry_v unto_o he_o therefore_o that_o be_v to_o be_v redress_v by_o decree_n of_o senate_n or_o by_o a_o law_n as_o augustus_n himself_o have_v change_v somewhat_o of_o that_o rude_a antiquity_n and_o reduce_v it_o to_o the_o present_a use_n those_o thing_n therefore_o be_v debate_v which_o touch_v the_o ceremony_n it_o be_v determine_v that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v alter_v in_o the_o make_n of_o those_o priest_n but_o a_o law_n be_v ordain_v that_o she_o who_o be_v marry_v unto_o a_o flamen_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n shall_v be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o her_o husband_n and_o that_o in_o other_o case_n she_o shall_v be_v as_o other_o be_v and_o maluginensis_n son_n be_v choose_v in_o his_o father_n place_n and_o that_o the_o priestly_a dignity_n shall_v better_o be_v regard_v and_o they_o the_o ready_a to_o undertake_v the_o ceremony_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o to_o cornelia_n the_o virgin_n who_o be_v choose_v in_o scantias_n place_n shall_v be_v give_v shilliug_n l_o l._n s._n xx_o sesterce_n and_o that_o as_o oft_o as_o augusta_n enter_v the_o theatre_n she_o shall_v sit_v among_o the_o vestal_n cornelius_n cethegus_n and_o visellius_n varro_n be_v consul_n when_o the_o pontife_n and_o follow_v their_o example_n the_o other_o priest_n make_v certain_a vow_n for_o the_o health_n of_o the_o prince_n they_o commend_v nero_n and_o drusus_n to_o the_o same_o god_n not_o so_o much_o for_o love_n of_o the_o young_a man_n as_o for_o flattery_n which_o in_o corrupt_a time_n be_v dangerous_a alike_o either_o not_o at_o all_o or_o too_o much_o for_o tiberius_n never_o a_o friend_n to_o germanicus_n house_n grieve_v impatient_o that_o the_o young_a man_n shall_v then_o be_v equal_v unto_o he_o in_o his_o old_a age_n and_o send_v for_o the_o chief_a priest_n ask_v they_o whether_o they_o have_v do_v that_o at_o agrippina_n entreaty_n or_o threat_n and_o although_o they_o deny_v it_o yet_o be_v somewhat_o rebuke_v the_o great_a part_n be_v his_o near_a friend_n and_o kin_n or_o chief_a gentleman_n of_o the_o city_n nevertheless_o in_o senate_n he_o admonish_v they_o in_o a_o oration_n that_o none_o shall_v hereafter_o puff_n up_o the_o fickle_a mind_n of_o the_o young_a man_n to_o pride_n by_o untimely_a and_o overhasty_a dignity_n sejanus_n urge_v eager_o that_o the_o city_n be_v no_o less_o divide_v into_o faction_n then_o in_o time_n of_o civil_a war_n some_o term_n themselves_o to_o be_v of_o agrippina_n side_n and_o more_o will_v if_o they_o be_v not_o prevent_v and_o no_o way_n to_o redress_v a_o wax_a division_n but_o by_o cut_v off_o some_o one_o or_o two_o of_o the_o forward_a hereupon_o he_o begin_v with_o c._n silius_n and_o titius_n sabinus_n germanicus_n friendship_n be_v dangerous_a to_o both_o to_o silius_n because_o that_o have_v have_v charge_n of_o a_o great_a army_n seven_o year_n together_o and_o vanquish_a sacrovir_n in_o germany_n and_o obtain_v the_o ornament_n of_o triumph_n the_o high_a his_o fall_n the_o great_a the_o fear_n in_o other_o will_v be_v many_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o tiberius_n be_v the_o more_o vehement_o incense_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o own_o lavish_v tongue_n overmuch_o vaunt_v that_o his_o soldier_n have_v always_o continue_v dutiful_a when_o as_o other_o have_v grow_v to_o mutiny_n and_o that_o caesar_n state_n have_v be_v shake_v if_o those_o legion_n have_v be_v desirous_a of_o innovation_n which_o caesar_n construe_v as_o a_o embase_v to_o his_o greatness_n and_o disable_n he_o of_o ability_n to_o requite_v for_o good_a turn_n be_v no_o long_o well_o take_v than_o they_o may_v be_v recompense_v when_o they_o grow_v great_a then_o hope_v of_o requital_n in_o stead_n of_o thankfulness_n they_o breed_v hatred_n and_o ill_a will_n sosia_n galla_n be_v silius_n wife_n bad_o think_v of_o by_o the_o prince_n because_o she_o love_v agrippina_n it_o be_v therefore_o think_v convenient_a to_o begin_v with_o these_o two_o and_o not_o meddle_v with_o sabinus_n for_o a_o time_n the_o consul_n varro_n be_v thrust_v in_o to_o accuse_v they_o under_o colour_n of_o a_o quarrel_n betwixt_o his_o father_n and_o silius_n become_v a_o instrument_n to_o gratify_v sejanus_n with_o his_o own_o discredit_n the_o defendant_n entreat_v some_o delay_n until_o the_o accuser_n consulship_n be_v expire_v caesar_n deny_v it_o affirm_v it_o to_o be_v a_o usual_a matter_n for_o magistrate_n to_o call_v private_a person_n into_o question_n and_o that_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o consul_n be_v not_o to_o be_v infringe_v through_o who_o watchfulness_n the_o commonwealth_n be_v keep_v without_o danger_n that_o be_v a_o common_a trick_n with_o tiberius_n always_o to_o cloak_n new_a coin_a mischief_n with_o old_a word_n therefore_o with_o great_a protestation_n as_o though_o he_o have_v proceed_v with_o silius_n by_o order_n of_o law_n or_o the_o matter_n belong_v to_o varro_n as_o consul_n or_o therein_o consist_v the_o safety_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n the_o senate_n be_v call_v the_o party_n accuse_v not_o once_o open_v his_o mouth_n or_o if_o he_o begin_v to_o purge_v himself_o stick_v not_o to_o utter_v by_o who_o malice_n he_o be_v oppress_v he_o be_v accuse_v to_o have_v have_v intelligence_n with_o the_o beginner_n of_o the_o war_n that_o he_o have_v discredit_v his_o victory_n by_o his_o covetousness_n and_o other_o thing_n against_o sosia_n his_o wife_n nothing_o a_o long_a time_n speak_v of_o sacrovir_n and_o doubtless_o the_o accusation_n of_o poll_n the_o province_n can_v not_o have_v serve_v their_o turn_n have_v they_o not_o prosecute_v all_o under_o treason_n but_o silius_n prevent_v his_o imminent_a condemnation_n by_o his_o own_o voluntary_a death_n nevertheless_o that_o content_v not_o but_o be_v greedy_a his_o good_n shall_v be_v confiscate_v not_o to_o pay_v the_o stipendary_n for_o none_o of_o they_o demand_v aught_o but_o because_o augustus_n liberality_n be_v at_o a_o end_n he_o take_v a_o particular_a account_n of_o all_o that_o be_v due_a to_o the_o public_a treasure_n
have_v already_o say_v have_v inveighled_a libo_n then_o betray_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o to_o destruction_n which_o service_n tiberius_n not_o forget_v though_o pretend_v other_o cause_n entreat_v that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v banish_v but_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v depose_v from_o the_o senate_n he_o hinder_v not_o i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a that_o many_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v rehearse_v and_o which_o i_o shall_v rehearse_v hereafter_o will_v seem_v of_o small_a moment_n and_o not_o worthy_a the_o write_n but_o i_o wish_v not_o that_o any_o shall_v compare_v our_o annal_n with_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o ancient_a historiographer_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n for_o they_o report_v with_o a_o free_a discourse_n of_o mighty_a great_a war_n win_v of_o town_n of_o king_n take_v and_o slay_v or_o if_o they_o come_v to_o domestical_a affair_n they_o record_v the_o discord_n betwixt_o the_o consul_n and_o the_o tribune_n law_n concern_v distribution_n of_o land_n among_o the_o common_a people_n and_o jar_n between_o the_o commonalty_n and_o nobility_n but_o the_o scope_n of_o our_o discourse_n be_v straight_o and_o our_o labour_n inglorious_a the_o time_n i_o write_v of_o be_v peaceable_a and_o quiet_a or_o no_o great_a war_n the_o state_n of_o the_o city_n doleful_a and_o the_o prince_n careless_a in_o dilate_v the_o empire_n yet_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v lose_v labour_n to_o look_v into_o those_o thing_n which_o at_o the_o first_o seem_v light_n oft_o yield_v instruction_n of_o great_a matter_n for_o all_o nation_n and_o city_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o people_n or_o peer_n or_o one_o alone_a a_o form_n of_o commonwealth_n constitute_v of_o one_o of_o these_o may_v better_o be_v praise_v then_o find_v or_o if_o it_o chance_v to_o be_v find_v it_o can_v long_o continue_v therefore_o as_o in_o time_n past_o the_o people_n bear_v sway_n or_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n the_o humour_n of_o the_o commonalty_n be_v to_o be_v know_v and_o the_o mean_n how_o with_o great_a discretion_n they_o be_v to_o be_v deal_v withal_o and_o they_o judge_v most_o wise_a and_o experience_a who_o have_v deeplie_v enter_v into_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o senator_n &_o nobility_n so_o the_o state_n be_v now_o change_v and_o the_o regiment_n consist_v in_o one_o alone_a it_o shall_v be_v convenient_a to_o note_v those_o thing_n which_o unto_o that_o form_n of_o government_n do_v best_a appertain_v for_o there_o be_v but_o few_o which_o by_o wisdom_n distinguish_v honest_a thing_n from_o dishonest_a and_o profitable_a from_o hurtful_a but_o most_o man_n be_v teach_v by_o other_o event_n and_o my_o writing_n bring_v more_o profit_n than_o delight_n for_o situation_n of_o country_n variety_n of_o battle_n the_o death_n of_o famous_a captain_n do_v feed_v and_o recreate_v the_o reader_n mind_n but_o we_o heap_v up_o bloody_a commandment_n continual_a accusation_n deceitful_a friendship_n the_o overthrow_n of_o innocent_a person_n and_o cause_n bring_v the_o like_a end_n matter_n tedious_a for_o want_v of_o variety_n the_o old_a writer_n have_v also_o this_o advantage_n that_o they_o have_v no_o detractor_n of_o their_o writing_n or_o few_o not_o be_v material_a to_o any_o whether_o he_o have_v praise_v the_o african_a or_o roman_a army_n but_o many_o be_v yet_o alive_a who_o predecessor_n suffer_v punishment_n or_o infamy_n under_o tiberius_n government_n and_o although_o their_o family_n be_v extinguish_v yet_o thou_o shall_v find_v many_o which_o for_o conformity_n of_o manner_n think_v that_o other_o misdeed_n be_v object_v against_o themselves_o glory_n and_o virtue_n have_v enemy_n likewise_o according_a to_o the_o disposition_n of_o every_o man_n mind_n frame_v reason_n contrary_a to_o that_o which_o his_o own_o inclination_n be_v near_a unto_o but_o i_o will_v return_v to_o my_o first_o purpose_n viii_o a_o oration_n of_o cremutius_n in_o defence_n of_o his_o annal_n tiberius_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o spaniard_n to_o build_v a_o temple_n in_o his_o honour_n cornelius_n cossus_n asinius_n agrippa_n be_v consul_n cremutius_n cordus_n be_v accuse_v of_o a_o new_a crime_n never_o before_o hear_v of_o that_o in_o certain_a annal_n by_o he_o publish_v he_o have_v praise_v m._n brutus_n and_o say_v that_o c._n cassius_n be_v the_o last_o of_o the_o roman_n his_o accuser_n be_v satrius_n secundus_fw-la and_o pinarius_n natta_n sejanus_n client_n which_o be_v his_o overthrow_n caesar_n with_o a_o stern_a look_n hear_v his_o purgation_n which_o cremutius_n be_v assure_v to_o lose_v his_o life_n begin_v in_o this_o manner_n i_o be_o accuse_v for_o word_n lord_n of_o the_o senate_n because_o in_o deed_n i_o be_o innocent_a but_o they_o be_v neither_o against_o the_o prince_n nor_o his_o father_n who_o the_o law_n of_o treason_n do_v comprehend_v i_o be_o say_v to_o have_v commend_v brutus_n and_o cassius_n who_o act_n many_o have_v write_v and_o all_o in_o honourable_a term_n t._n livius_n a_o excellent_a writer_n as_o well_o for_o eloquence_n as_o truth_n do_v so_o much_o extol_v gn._n pompeius_n that_o augustus_n call_v he_o a_o pompeian_a yet_o that_o no_o breach_n of_o friendship_n at_o all_o scipio_n afranius_n do_v never_o call_v this_o self_n same_o cassius_n this_o brutus_n thief_n and_o parricide_n as_o now_o adays_o they_o be_v term_v but_o often_o worthy_a &_o famous_a man_n asinius_n pollioes_n writing_n do_v deliver_v a_o honourable_a memory_n of_o they_o messalla_n coruinus_fw-la extoll_v cassius_n as_o his_o captain_n and_o both_o flourish_v in_o wealth_n and_o honour_n when_o m._n cicero_n have_v in_o a_o book_n extol_v cato_n to_o the_o heaven_n what_o do_v caesar_n the_o dictator_n but_o answer_v he_o in_o a_o oration_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v before_o the_o judge_n antony_n epistle_n brutus_n oration_n have_v i_o confess_v many_o untrue_a and_o bitter_a speech_n against_o augustus_n man_n read_v bibaculus_n and_o catullus_n verse_n which_o be_v stuff_v with_o reproach_n against_o the_o caesar_n but_o yet_o julius_n and_o augnstus_fw-la of_o famous_a memory_n wink_v thereat_o whether_o with_o great_a moderation_n or_o wisdom_n i_o know_v not_o for_o thing_n of_o that_o quality_n neglect_v vanish_v of_o themselves_o but_o repine_v and_o greeve_v at_o argue_v a_o guilty_a conscience_n the_o grecian_n who_o not_o only_o liberty_n but_o unrestrained_a licence_n escape_v unpunished_a i_o speak_v not_o of_o or_o if_o any_o feel_v himself_o greeve_v he_o revenge_v word_n with_o other_o word_n it_o have_v be_v always_o a_o matter_n of_o free_a liberty_n and_o least_o subject_n unto_o detraction_n to_o speak_v of_o those_o who_o death_n have_v exempt_v from_o hatred_n and_o favour_n do_v i_o incense_v the_o peope_n by_o oration_n to_o civil_a war_n with_o cassius_n and_o brutus_n already_o in_o arm_n and_o master_n of_o the_o philippian_n field_n do_v not_o they_o who_o end_v their_o life_n above_o seaventie_o year_n ago_o as_o they_o be_v know_v by_o their_o image_n which_o the_o conqueror_n himself_o have_v not_o pull_v down_o so_o retain_v some_o remembrance_n of_o they_o by_o writing_n posterity_n do_v render_v unto_o every_o man_n the_o commendation_n he_o have_v deserve_v neither_o will_v there_o want_v some_o if_o i_o be_v condemn_v which_o will_v make_v mention_n not_o only_o of_o cassius_n and_o brutus_n but_o of_o i_o also_o have_v thus_o say_v he_o go_v out_o of_o the_o senate_n &_o end_v his_o life_n by_o abstinence_n order_n be_v give_v by_o the_o senator_n that_o the_o aedile_n shall_v burn_v his_o book_n which_o notwithstanding_o be_v still_o extant_a some_o secret_o some_o public_o which_o make_v i_o the_o willingly_a to_o laugh_v at_o the_o witless_a uncircumpection_n of_o such_o as_o think_v with_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n they_o have_v in_o their_o own_o time_n they_o can_v also_o extinguish_v the_o memory_n of_o future_a time_n but_o it_o fall_v out_o contrary_a that_o when_o good_a wit_n be_v punish_v their_o credit_n grow_v great_a neither_o have_v foreign_a king_n or_o such_o as_o have_v use_v the_o like_a cruelty_n purchase_v any_o other_o thing_n then_o discredit_v to_o themselves_o and_o to_o such_o wit_n glory_n this_o year_n accusation_n be_v so_o hot_o pursue_v that_o even_o on_o the_o festival_n day_n of_o the_o latin_n calphurnius_fw-la saluianus_n go_v to_o accuse_v marius_n before_o drusus_n prove_v of_o the_o city_n as_o he_o be_v enter_v into_o the_o tribunal_n to_o begin_v his_o charge_n for_o which_o cause_n saluianus_n be_v public_o blame_v by_o tiberius_n be_v send_v into_o banishment_n great_a negligence_n be_v open_o lay_v to_o the_o cyzicenian_o charge_n in_o not_o solemnize_n augustus_n sacrifice_n and_o that_o they_o have_v use_v violence_n against_o the_o citizen_n of_o rome_n for_o which_o cause_n they_o lose_v the_o freedom_n which_o they_o have_v get_v in_o the_o war_n when_o they_o be_v besiege_v by_o
blame_v the_o magistrate_n and_o senator_n that_o they_o have_v not_o by_o public_a authority_n bridle_v the_o insolency_n of_o the_o people_n and_o add_v withal_o how_o far_o great_a quantity_n of_o corn_n he_o have_v cause_v to_o be_v bring_v then_o augustus_n and_o out_o of_o what_o province_n whereupon_o a_o decree_n of_o senate_n be_v enact_v to_o restrain_v the_o people_n according_a to_o the_o ancient_a severity_n the_o consul_n be_v no_o less_o forward_o to_o publish_v it_o his_o own_o silence_n in_o the_o cause_n be_v not_o construe_v to_o be_v a_o point_n of_o civility_n as_o he_o look_v it_o shall_v be_v but_o be_v impute_v to_o his_o pride_n in_o the_o end_n of_o that_o year_n geminius_n celsus_n pompeius_n gentleman_n of_o rome_n be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o conspiracy_n among_o which_o geminius_n through_o prodigality_n and_o looseness_n of_o life_n and_o a_o friend_n to_o sejanus_n be_v a_o man_n of_o nothing_o and_o julius_n celsus_n a_o tribune_n lose_v the_o chain_n he_o be_v bind_v with_o at_o large_a then_o wind_v it_o about_o and_o force_v himself_o a_o contrary_a way_n break_v his_o own_o neck_n but_o rubrius_n fabatus_n despair_v of_o the_o roman_a affair_n and_o flee_v to_o the_o parthian_n and_o bring_v back_o safe_a from_o the_o strait_n of_o sicily_n by_o a_o centurion_n have_v keeper_n appoint_v he_o not_o able_a to_o allege_v any_o probable_a cause_n of_o his_o long_a voyage_n yet_o he_o escape_v unpunished_a rather_o through_o forgetfulness_n then_o clemency_n four_o tiberius_n marry_v his_o niece_n usurer_n accuse_v and_o the_o inconvenience_n that_o ensue_v ser._n galba_n and_o l._n silvius_n be_v consul_n tiberius_n have_v a_o long_a time_n bethink_v himself_o what_o husband_n he_o shall_v provide_v his_o niece_n who_o age_n now_o come_v on_o make_v choice_n of_o l._n cassius_n and_o m._n vinicius_n vinicius_n kindred_n come_v out_o of_o a_o small_a town_n himself_o bear_v at_o calles_n but_o his_o father_n and_o grandfather_n be_v consul_n the_o rest_n of_o his_o kindred_n be_v gentleman_n he_o be_v of_o a_o mild_a disposition_n and_o very_o eloquent_a l._n cassius_n be_v descend_v of_o one_o of_o the_o common_a people_n at_o rome_n but_o ancient_a and_o noble_a and_o bring_v up_o under_o the_o severe_a discipline_n of_o his_o father_n and_o often_o commend_v for_o his_o courtesy_n than_o industry_n to_o he_o he_o give_v drusilla_n to_o vinicius_n julia_n both_o germanicus_n child_n and_o write_v to_o the_o senate_n touch_v that_o matter_n with_o a_o light_a commendation_n of_o the_o young_a man_n then_o have_v yield_v some_o cause_n of_o his_o absence_n but_o very_o extravagant_a come_v to_o matter_n of_o great_a moment_n and_o the_o displeasure_n and_o dislike_n he_o have_v incur_v for_o the_o common_a wealth_n and_o request_v that_o macro_n the_o provost_n and_o some_o few_o of_o the_o tribune_n and_o centurion_n might_n as_o oft_o as_o he_o come_v to_o the_o senate_n enter_v into_o the_o curia_n with_o he_o and_o albeit_o the_o senate_n make_v a_o decree_n very_o general_a without_o prescribe_v any_o number_n or_o quality_n of_o person_n he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o come_v to_o any_o public_a counsel_n that_o he_o never_o come_v so_o much_o as_o to_o the_o city_n coast_v about_o it_o and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o byway_n and_o still_o avoid_v his_o country_n as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v in_o the_o mean_a season_n a_o great_a rabble_n of_o informer_n rise_v up_o against_o such_o usurer_n as_o take_v more_o for_o consideration_n of_o their_o money_n than_o they_o may_v by_o the_o law_n make_v by_o caesar_n the_o dictator_n concern_v the_o manner_n of_o lend_v and_o hold_v possession_n within_o italy_n long_o neglect_v heretofore_o because_o the_o public_a good_a be_v less_o set_v by_o then_o private_a commodity_n usury_n in_o very_a deed_n have_v be_v a_o old_a disease_n in_o the_o city_n and_o often_o a_o cause_n of_o sedition_n and_o discord_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n have_v be_v restrain_v in_o ancient_a and_o less_o corrupt_a time_n for_o first_o it_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o twelve_o table_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v take_v above_o one_o in_o the_o hundred_o when_o as_o before_o that_o time_n it_o be_v as_o please_v the_o money_a man_n after_o that_o by_o a_o tribunitian_a law_n it_o be_v bring_v unto_o half_a one_o in_o the_o hundred_o and_o in_o the_o end_n usury_n be_v whole_o forbid_v and_o many_o law_n make_v by_o the_o people_n to_o cut_v off_o all_o fraud_n which_o often_o repress_v reviue_v again_o by_o strange_a sleight_n and_o devise_n but_o then_o gracchus_n be_v praetor_n unto_o who_o the_o examine_n of_o that_o question_n fall_v constrain_v by_o the_o multitude_n of_o such_o as_o be_v endanger_v thereby_o propound_v the_o matter_n before_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n who_o daunt_v thereat_o for_o there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o they_o free_a from_o that_o fault_n crave_v respite_n of_o the_o prince_n he_o grant_v they_o a_o year_n and_o six_o month_n within_o which_o time_n every_o man_n according_a to_o the_o prescript_n of_o law_n shall_v settle_v his_o estate_n and_o make_v up_o his_o domestical_a account_n hereupon_o every_o man_n call_v in_o his_o debt_n on_o a_o sudden_a ensue_v a_o great_a want_n &_o scarcity_n of_o money_n and_o by_o reason_n so_o many_o be_v condemn_v and_o their_o good_n sell_v all_o the_o money_n ready_o coin_v go_v either_o to_o the_o prince_n or_o public_a treasury_n beside_o this_o the_o senate_n ordain_v that_o two_o part_n of_o the_o usury_n money_n shall_v be_v bestow_v upon_o land_n in_o italy_n but_o the_o creditor_n dislike_v that_o and_o urge_v the_o payment_n of_o the_o whole_a as_o a_o matter_n impayr_v the_o credit_n of_o the_o party_n convent_v to_o go_v from_o their_o word_n so_o at_o the_o first_o there_o be_v great_a run_v hither_o and_o thither_o and_o entreaty_n then_o they_o flock_v about_o the_o praetor_n tribunal_n and_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v find_v for_o a_o remedy_n as_o sell_v and_o buy_v of_o such_o man_n good_n turn_v to_o a_o contrary_a effect_n because_o the_o usurer_n have_v hoard_a up_o all_o their_o money_n to_o buy_v land_n and_o because_o the_o multitude_n of_o seller_n be_v cause_n that_o the_o value_n of_o land_n be_v rate_v at_o a_o very_a low_a and_o vile_a price_n how_o much_o the_o more_o a_o man_n be_v indebt_v the_o loath_a he_o be_v to_o sell_v and_o many_o be_v thrust_v out_o of_o all_o they_o have_v and_o the_o decay_n of_o their_o wealth_n carry_v their_o credit_n and_o fame_n headlong_o after_o until_o tiberius_n relieve_v they_o by_o put_v a_o pound_n hundred_o million_o sesterce_n in_o bank_n and_o lend_v it_o for_o three_o year_n space_n without_o consideration_n or_o interest_n if_o the_o debtor_n can_v give_v security_n to_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n in_o land_n double_v the_o value_n of_o the_o debt_n by_o that_o mean_v their_o credit_n be_v restore_v and_o other_o particular_a creditor_n by_o little_a and_o little_o find_v neither_o be_v the_o buy_n of_o land_n practise_v according_a to_o the_o form_n of_o the_o decree_n of_o senate_n hot_o at_o the_o beginning_n pursue_v as_o almost_o all_o such_o thing_n be_v but_o in_o the_o end_n careless_o neglect_v v._o c._n caesar_n marry_v claudia_n daughter_n unto_o m._n silanus_n what_o proof_n tiberius_n make_v of_o trasullus_n skill_n after_o that_o the_o old_a fear_n return_v again_o considius_n proculus_n be_v accuse_v of_o treason_n who_o celebrate_v his_o birth_n day_n not_o doubt_v any_o thing_n be_v draw_v to_o the_o curia_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n condemn_v and_o put_v to_o death_n and_o his_o sister_n sancia_n banish_v q._n pomponius_n be_v accuser_n who_o be_v of_o a_o unquiet_a and_o busy_a disposition_n pretend_v he_o have_v do_v this_o and_o that_o and_o all_o to_o curry_v favour_n with_o the_o prince_n thereby_o to_o steed_n his_o brother_n pomponius_n secundus_fw-la who_o be_v then_o in_o danger_n banishment_n be_v likewise_o decree_v against_o pompeia_n macrina_n who_o husband_n and_o father_n in_o law_n the_o one_o of_o argos_n and_o the_o other_o of_o lacedaemon_n man_n of_o mark_n and_o reputation_n among_o the_o achaean_o caesar_n have_v already_o afflict_v and_o bring_v to_o ruin_v her_o father_n likewise_o a_o famous_a gentleman_n of_o rome_n and_o her_o brother_n who_o have_v be_v praetor_n see_v that_o their_o condemnation_n be_v at_o hand_n slay_v themselves_o it_o be_v impute_v unto_o they_o for_o a_o fault_n that_o gn._n magnus_n make_v reckon_v as_o of_o a_o special_a friend_n of_o theophanes_n mytilenaeus_fw-la their_o great_a grandfather_n and_o that_o the_o grecian_a flattery_n after_o his_o death_n have_v give_v he_o divine_a honour_n after_o these_o sext._n marius_n the_o rich_a man_n of_o all_o spain_n be_v accuse_v
to_o have_v commit_v incest_n with_o his_o daughter_n and_o be_v cast_v healong_o from_o the_o tarpeian_a rock_n and_o little_a doubt_n but_o his_o exceed_a wealth_n be_v his_o overthrow_n for_o although_o his_o gold_n mine_n be_v confiscate_v yet_o tiberius_n reserve_v they_o for_o himself_o and_o by_o much_o blood_n shed_v grow_a more_o bloody_a command_v all_o those_o to_o be_v execute_v which_o be_v in_o prison_n and_o accuse_v of_o confederacy_n with_o sejanus_n the_o butchery_n be_v great_a in_o all_o sex_n and_o all_o age_n nobleman_n common_a people_n scatter_v here_o and_o there_o or_o gather_v into_o heap_n neither_o be_v it_o lawful_a for_o near_a kinsman_n and_o friend_n to_o be_v present_a to_o bewail_v their_o case_n nor_o yet_o to_o come_v oft_o to_o see_v they_o but_o there_o be_v watch_n and_o spy_n on_o every_o side_n intentive_a to_o pry_v what_o lamentation_n every_o man_n make_v which_o follow_v the_o putrify_a body_n until_o they_o be_v throw_v into_o the_o river_n of_o tiber._n and_o if_o any_o of_o they_o be_v find_v float_v on_o the_o water_n or_o drive_v to_o the_o bank_n no_o man_n dare_v burn_v they_o nor_o touch_v they_o all_o familiar_a society_n and_o intercourse_n of_o humanity_n be_v lose_v through_o fear_n and_o violence_n and_o how_o much_o cruelty_n increase_v so_o far_o pity_n be_v banish_v about_o the_o same_o time_n c._n caesar_n bear_v his_o grandfather_n company_n from_o capreas_fw-la take_v to_o wife_n claudia_n daughter_n of_o m._n silanus_n cloak_v his_o cruel_a and_o bloody_a disposition_n with_o a_o counterfeit_a modesty_n not_o once_o utter_v so_o much_o as_o a_o word_n of_o the_o condemn_v of_o his_o mother_n the_o banish_n of_o his_o brother_n but_o whatsoever_o mind_n tiberius_n have_v put_v on_o of_o the_o like_a habit_n he_o show_v himself_o and_o not_o much_o differ_v from_o he_o in_o word_n whereupon_o a_o witty_a say_n of_o the_o orator_n passienus_n be_v common_o apply_v to_o he_o that_o there_o be_v never_o better_a servant_n than_o he_o nor_o worse_a master_n i_o will_v not_o omit_v tiberius_n pprophecy_n of_o sergius_n galba_n then_o consul_n who_o have_v send_v for_o he_o and_o sound_v he_o of_o set_a purpose_n with_o diverse_a speech_n at_o last_o in_o greek_a utter_v unto_o he_o this_o sentence_n and_o thou_o galba_n at_o sometime_o shall_v taste_v of_o the_o empire_n signifi_v that_o his_o rule_n shall_v be_v long_o a_o come_n and_o dure_v but_o a_o short_a time_n as_o learn_v that_o skill_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n art_n for_o attain_v of_o which_o he_o have_v idle_a time_n at_o rhodes_n and_o trasullus_n for_o his_o master_n who_o cunning_a he_o try_v by_o this_o mean_n as_o oft_o as_o he_o will_v consult_v with_o they_o touch_v any_o matter_n he_o go_v up_o to_o the_o high_a part_n of_o the_o house_n with_o only_a one_o free_v man_n in_o his_o company_n unlearned_a but_o of_o a_o strong_a and_o able_a body_n who_o he_o cause_v to_o lead_v he_o the_o way_n over_o hard_a and_o difficult_a passage_n and_o break_a rock_n for_o his_o house_n do_v hang_v over_o the_o rock_n who_o cunning_a and_o art_n tiberius_n do_v purpose_n to_o try_v that_o in_o return_v back_o if_o any_o jealousy_n of_o vanity_n or_o treachery_n have_v enter_v into_o his_o mind_n he_o shall_v throw_v he_o headlong_o into_o the_o sea_n which_o be_v under_o he_o lest_o he_o shall_v bewray_v his_o secret_n trasullus_n be_v then_o bring_v into_o those_o rock_n &_o move_v tiberius_n which_o move_v he_o many_o question_n &_o foretell_v he_o very_o skilful_o future_a thing_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v emperor_n tiberius_n ask_v he_o far_o whether_o he_o have_v find_v out_o the_o hour_n of_o his_o own_o nativity_n and_o what_o shall_v happen_v to_o himself_o that_o year_n and_o that_o same_o day_n who_o have_v consider_v the_o aspect_n of_o the_o star_n and_o measure_v their_o distance_n begin_v first_o to_o doubt_n and_o then_o to_o fear_v and_o the_o more_o he_o view_v they_o so_o more_o and_o more_o he_o be_v surprise_v with_o admiration_n and_o fear_n and_o at_o last_o cry_v out_o that_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o fall_v into_o most_o doubtful_a and_o imminent_a danger_n then_o tiberius_n embrace_v he_o rejoice_v that_o he_o have_v foresee_v his_o own_o danger_n and_o promise_v he_o shall_v escape_v they_o and_o take_v those_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v say_v for_o oracle_n hold_v he_o afterward_o among_o the_o number_n of_o his_o dear_a friend_n when_o i_o hear_v of_o these_o and_o the_o like_a thing_n i_o can_v give_v no_o certain_a judgement_n whether_o the_o affair_n of_o mortal_a man_n be_v govern_v by_o fate_n and_o immutable_a necessity_n or_o have_v their_o course_n and_o change_v by_o chance_n and_o fortune_n for_o thou_o shall_v find_v that_o as_o well_o those_o which_o be_v account_v wise_a in_o ancient_a time_n as_o such_o as_o be_v imitator_n of_o their_o sect_n do_v vary_v and_o disagree_v therein_o some_o do_v resolutelie_o believe_v that_o the_o god_n have_v no_o care_n of_o man_n beginning_n or_o end_v no_o not_o of_o man_n at_o all_o whereof_o it_o proceed_v that_o the_o virtuous_a be_v toss_v and_o afflict_v with_o so_o many_o misery_n and_o the_o vicious_a and_o bad_a triumph_n with_o so_o great_a prosperity_n contrarilie_o other_o be_v of_o opnion_n that_o fate_n and_o destiny_n may_v well_o stand_v with_o the_o course_n of_o our_o action_n yet_o nothing_o at_o all_o depend_v of_o the_o planet_n or_o star_n but_o proeeede_v from_o a_o connexion_n of_o natural_a cause_n as_o from_o their_o beginning_n and_o these_o grant_v withal_o that_o we_o have_v free_a choice_n and_o election_n what_o course_n of_o life_n to_o follow_v which_o be_v once_o choose_v we_o be_v guide_v after_o by_o a_o certain_a order_n of_o cause_n unto_o our_o end_n neither_o do_v they_o esteem_v those_o thing_n to_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a which_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n do_v so_o call_v for_o many_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v oppress_v with_o misery_n be_v happy_a if_o they_o endure_v their_o adversity_n with_o constancy_n and_o many_o which_o flow_v in_o wealth_n in_o most_o miserable_a estate_n if_o they_o use_v their_o prosperity_n unaduised_o and_o yet_o of_o some_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o their_o destiny_n be_v know_v at_o their_o birth_n and_o if_o they_o fall_v out_o otherwise_o then_o have_v be_v foretell_v it_o proceed_v of_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o deceitful_a reporter_n and_o so_o the_o art_n be_v discredit_v who_o clear_a and_o evident_a proof_n former_a and_o present_a time_n have_v try_v for_o by_o the_o son_n of_o the_o same_o trasullus_n nero_n empire_n be_v foretell_v as_o in_o convenient_a time_n it_o shall_v be_v declare_v because_o i_o will_v not_o now_o digress_v from_o my_o purpose_n vi_o tiberius_n cruelty_n against_o drusus_n the_o death_n of_o agrippina_n and_o other_o julia_n daughter_n unto_o drusus_n be_v marry_v unto_o rubellius_n blandus_n the_o same_o man_n be_v consul_n asinius_n gallus_n die_v and_o no_o man_n doubt_v but_o for_o want_v of_o take_v sustenance_n but_o whether_o willing_o or_o of_o necessity_n that_o be_v uncertain_a and_o caesar_n be_v ask_v whether_o he_o will_v suffer_v he_o to_o be_v bury_v be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o permit_v it_o &_o further_o to_o accuse_v chance_n &_o fortune_n that_o have_v take_v away_o the_o criminal_a person_n before_o he_o have_v be_v open_o convince_v as_o though_o that_o in_o three_o year_n space_n there_o want_v time_n of_o proceed_v to_o judgement_n against_o a_o old_a consul_n and_o father_n of_o so_o many_o consul_n after_o that_o drusus_n be_v make_v away_o have_v sustain_v himself_o the_o space_n of_o nine_o day_n with_o a_o miserable_a food_n by_o eat_v the_o flock_n of_o his_o bed_n some_o have_v write_v that_o macro_n have_v order_n send_v he_o that_o if_o sejanus_n shall_v attempt_v to_o take_v arm_n the_o young_a man_n shall_v be_v fetch_v out_o of_o prison_n for_o he_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o palace_n and_o make_v captain_n over_o the_o people_n but_o because_o it_o be_v incontinent_o rumour_v that_o caesar_n will_v be_v reconcile_v to_o his_o daughter_n in_o law_n and_o nephew_n he_o show_v that_o he_o desire_v rather_o cruelty_n then_o be_v sorry_a for_o that_o he_o have_v do_v yea_o and_o have_v inveigh_v against_o he_o after_o he_o be_v dead_a object_v he_o be_v loose_a of_o life_n hurtful_a and_o dangerous_a to_o he_o and_o evil_o affect_v towards_o the_o common_a wealth_n and_o withal_o command_v all_o that_o to_o be_v recite_v which_o he_o have_v cause_v day_n by_o day_n to_o be_v put_v in_o writing_n both_o of_o his_o word_n and_o deed_n a_o thing_n so_o cruel_a that_o nothing_o more_o that_o he_o shall_v so_o many_o year_n have_v appoint_v spy_n to_o observe_v his_o countenance_n his_o
lamentation_n yea_o private_a murmur_n and_o scarce_o credible_a that_o the_o grandfather_n can_v endure_v to_o hear_v it_o read_v it_o and_o publish_v it_o be_v it_o not_o that_o the_o letter_n of_o actius_n the_o centurion_n and_o didymus_n his_o free_a man_n do_v declare_v the_o name_n of_o such_o bondslave_n which_o have_v either_o strike_v drusus_n or_o put_v he_o in_o a_o fright_n as_o he_o go_v out_o of_o his_o chamber_n yea_o the_o centurion_n add_v his_o own_o word_n full_a of_o cruelty_n against_o drusus_n as_o a_o matter_n worthy_a praise_n and_o drusus_n answer_v again_o as_o he_o faint_v and_o draw_v towards_o his_o end_n in_o which_o feign_v as_o though_o he_o have_v be_v distract_v of_o his_o wit_n wish_a tiberius_n all_o ill_a luck_n and_o misfortune_n and_o then_o see_v himself_o past_o all_o hope_n of_o life_n curse_v he_o most_o deadly_a pray_v the_o god_n that_o as_o he_o have_v slay_v his_o daughter_n in_o law_n his_o brother_n son_n and_o his_o nephew_n and_o fill_v all_o his_o house_n with_o blood_n so_o they_o will_v revenge_v and_o punish_v he_o for_o a_o example_n to_o his_o name_n his_o stock_n predecessor_n and_o posterity_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n be_v trouble_v with_o these_o speech_n make_v show_n of_o detest_a they_o but_o they_o be_v strike_v into_o a_o fear_n and_o admiration_n that_o he_o who_o have_v be_v so_o cunning_a and_o crafty_a heretofore_o in_o cloak_v his_o lewdness_n shall_v now_o become_v so_o confident_a that_o as_o though_o the_o wall_n be_v throw_v down_o he_o dare_v show_v that_o his_o nephew_n beat_v by_o his_o centurion_n and_o strike_v by_o his_o slave_n shall_v ask_v for_o meat_n in_o vain_a to_o save_v his_o life_n this_o grief_n be_v scarce_o go_v but_o the_o next_o news_n be_v of_o agrippina_n who_o i_o think_v since_o sejanus_n death_n until_o now_o live_v with_o hope_n and_o see_v that_o cruelty_n be_v no_o whit_n remit_v willing_o end_v her_o life_n unless_o that_o famish_a for_o want_n of_o sustenance_n it_o be_v false_o give_v out_o she_o die_v that_o death_n of_o herself_o for_o tiberius_n lay_v grievous_a crime_n to_o her_o charge_n accuse_v she_o of_o uncleanes_n of_o life_n and_o that_o asinius_n gallus_n be_v the_o adulterer_n and_o that_o see_v he_o dead_a she_o loathe_v any_o long_a to_o live_v but_o in_o very_a deed_n agrippina_n not_o content_v with_o reason_n and_o greedy_a of_o rule_n take_v upon_o her_o care_n fit_v rather_o for_o man_n than_o woman_n have_v shake_v off_o all_o vice_n incident_a to_o her_o own_o sex_n she_o die_v the_o selfsame_o day_n that_o two_o year_n before_o sejanus_n die_v which_o caesar_n think_v worthy_a of_o record_n and_o vaunt_v that_o she_o have_v neither_o be_v strangle_v nor_o throw_v headlong_o from_o the_o gemonies_n for_o this_o he_o have_v thanks_o give_v he_o by_o the_o senate_n and_o order_n take_v that_o the_o fifteen_o kalend_n of_o november_n which_o be_v the_o day_n they_o both_o die_v some_o gift_n shall_v be_v offer_v up_o to_o jupiter_n not_o long_o after_o cocceius_n nerua_n who_o be_v continual_o at_o the_o prince_n elbow_n a_o man_n very_o expert_a in_o divine_a and_o humane_a law_n be_v in_o perfect_a disposition_n of_o body_n resolve_v with_o himself_o to_o die_v which_o when_o tiberius_n understand_v he_o go_v to_o visit_v he_o sit_v by_o he_o and_o inquire_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o intention_n and_o entreat_v he_o confess_v at_o last_o that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o burden_n to_o his_o conscience_n and_o a_o discredit_n if_o the_o chief_a of_o his_o friend_n shall_v without_o cause_n of_o death_n show_v himself_o weary_a of_o life_n but_o nerua_n dislike_a his_o speech_n will_v take_v no_o more_o sustenance_n those_o which_o best_o know_v his_o meaning_n give_v out_o that_o deep_o see_v into_o what_o calamity_n the_o common_a wealth_n be_v like_a to_o fall_v into_o move_v with_o anger_n and_o fear_n while_o his_o credit_n be_v untouched_a and_o his_o person_n unattempted_a will_v end_v his_o life_n with_o that_o honest_a death_n agrippina_n ruin_n draw_v with_o it_o which_o be_v scarce_o credible_a plancinaes_n destruction_n she_o have_v be_v once_o wife_n unto_o gn._n piso_n and_o reioyse_v open_o at_o germanicus_n death_n and_o when_o piso_n be_v slay_v she_o be_v save_v no_o less_o by_o augusta_n prayer_n then_o ill_o will_v she_o bear_v agrippina_n as_o soon_o as_o hatred_n and_o favour_n fail_v right_o take_v place_n and_o be_v accuse_v of_o know_v crime_n with_o her_o own_o hand_n receive_v rather_o late_o then_o undeserued_a punishment_n among_o other_o grief_n in_o a_o doleful_a and_o sad_a city_n this_o be_v one_o that_o julia_n daughter_n unto_o drusus_n once_o nero_n wife_n marry_v again_o into_o rubellius_n blandus_n family_n who_o grandfather_n tiburte_v a_o gentleman_n of_o rome_n most_o man_n know_v in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o year_n the_o death_n of_o aelius_n lamia_n be_v celebrate_v with_o funeral_n proper_a to_o a_o censor_n who_o at_o last_o be_v discharge_v of_o the_o government_n of_o syria_n which_o he_o have_v in_o show_n only_o be_v make_v governor_n of_o the_o city_n he_o be_v descend_v of_o a_o noble_a stock_n and_o be_v a_o strong_a lively_a old_a man_n and_o the_o government_n of_o the_o province_n deny_v he_o augment_v his_o worth_n then_o flaccus_n pomponius_n propretor_n of_o syria_n be_v dead_a caesar_n letter_n be_v recite_v in_o which_o he_o complain_v that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o notable_a man_n and_o fit_a to_o rule_v a_o army_n he_o refuse_v the_o charge_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v force_v through_o that_o necessity_n to_o entreat_v such_o as_o have_v be_v consul_n to_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o province_n forget_v that_o arruntius_n have_v be_v hinder_v ten_o year_n from_o go_v into_o spain_n the_o same_o year_n die_v m._n lepidus_n of_o who_o moderation_n and_o wisdom_n i_o have_v speak_v sufficient_o in_o other_o book_n and_o his_o nobility_n need_v no_o far_a proof_n for_o the_o aemilian_a family_n have_v bring_v forth_o many_o good_a citizen_n and_o although_o some_o of_o they_o have_v be_v of_o corrupt_a manner_n yet_o live_v in_o good_a and_o honourable_a estate_n vii_o a_o phoenix_n see_v in_o egypt_n how_o getulicus_n escape_v tiberius_n cruelty_n when_o paullus_n fabius_n and_o l._n vitellius_n be_v consul_n after_o many_o age_n be_v pass_v the_o bird_n phoenix_n come_v into_o egypt_n and_o minister_v matter_n to_o the_o most_o learned_a of_o the_o country_n and_o also_o greek_n of_o dispute_v many_o thing_n concern_v that_o miracle_n of_o which_o it_o seem_v good_a unto_o i_o to_o lay_v down_o such_o thing_n as_o they_o agree_v of_o and_o many_o which_o rest_v doubtful_a yet_o notwithstanding_o worthy_a the_o knowledge_n that_o that_o bird_n be_v consecrate_v to_o the_o sun_n and_o that_o it_o differ_v in_o the_o beak_n and_o variety_n of_o feather_n from_o other_o bird_n all_o do_v accord_v which_o have_v describe_v her_o shape_n and_o form_n but_o of_o the_o number_n of_o her_o year_n there_o be_v diverse_a report_n the_o common_a opinion_n be_v that_o she_o live_v five_o hundred_o year_n some_o affirm_v that_o she_o live_v a_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o threescore_o and_o one_o year_n and_o the_o first_o of_o these_o kind_n of_o bird_n fly_v to_o the_o city_n call_v heliopolis_n with_o a_o great_a multitude_n of_o other_o bird_n with_o she_o woonder_v at_o her_o new_a shape_n in_o sesostris_n time_n after_o that_o in_o amasis_n and_o ptolemaeus_n reign_v which_o of_o the_o macedonian_n be_v the_o three_o king_n of_o egypt_n but_o antiquity_n be_v dark_a and_o obscure_a betwixt_o ptolemaeus_n reign_n and_o tiberius_n there_o be_v scarce_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n whereupon_o some_o thought_n that_o this_o be_v no_o true_a phoenix_n nor_o come_v from_o the_o land_n of_o arabia_n and_o that_o it_o have_v nothing_o of_o that_o which_o antiquity_n have_v attribute_v and_o confirm_v to_o be_v in_o that_o kind_n for_o when_o they_o have_v end_v the_o number_n of_o their_o year_n and_o that_o their_o end_n approach_v they_o build_v their_o nest_n in_o their_o country_n and_o in_o it_o cast_v seed_n of_o generation_n of_o which_o a_o young_a one_o do_v rise_v who_o first_o care_n be_v be_v grow_v to_o ripeness_n to_o bury_v the_o old_a and_o that_o not_o at_o all_o adventure_n but_o have_v take_v up_o a_o certain_a weight_n of_o the_o stone_n murrha_n and_o try_v the_o care_v of_o it_o a_o long_a journey_n when_o she_o perceive_v herself_o able_a to_o endure_v and_o carry_v such_o a_o burden_n and_o to_o accomplish_v the_o voyage_n she_o lift_v up_o her_o father_n body_n and_o carry_v it_o to_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o there_o do_v burn_v and_o sacrifice_v it_o these_o thing_n be_v uncertain_a and_o fabulous_o
his_o age_n he_o be_v nero_n son_n and_o on_o both_o side_n extract_v from_o the_o claudian_a family_n although_o his_o mother_n go_v by_o adoption_n into_o the_o livian_a family_n and_o after_o that_o into_o the_o julian._n he_o have_v doubtful_a fortune_n from_o his_o first_o infancy_n for_o be_v a_o banish_a man_n he_o follow_v his_o father_n who_o be_v proscribe_v and_o be_v bring_v into_o augustus_n house_n as_o his_o son_n in_o law_n be_v great_o malign_v all_o the_o time_n that_o marcellus_n and_o agrippa_n and_o afterward_o caius_n &_o lucius_n caesar_n live_v yea_o his_o brother_n drusus_n be_v better_o belove_v than_o he_o of_o the_o citizen_n but_o after_o he_o have_v marry_v julia_n his_o slippery_a estate_n be_v tie_v to_o two_o great_a inconvenience_n which_o be_v either_o to_o endure_v the_o incontinency_n of_o his_o wife_n or_o go_v from_o she_o after_o that_o return_v from_o rhodes_n he_o live_v twelve_o year_n in_o the_o prince_n house_n which_o have_v no_o child_n then_o possess_v the_o empire_n almost_o 23._o year_n he_o change_v his_o manner_n diverse_o according_a to_o the_o time_n while_o he_o be_v a_o private_a man_n he_o be_v of_o good_a life_n and_o credit_n and_o have_v commendation_n under_o augustus_n he_o be_v close_a and_o crafty_a in_o counterfeit_v virtue_n while_o germanicus_n and_o drusus_n live_v and_o while_o his_o mother_n live_v he_o keep_v a_o mean_a sometime_o good_a and_o sometime_o bad_a for_o cruelty_n he_o be_v infamous_a but_o in_o lascivious_a lust_n as_o long_o as_o he_o love_v or_o fear_v sejanus_n secret_a in_o the_o end_n he_o burst_v into_o all_o wickedness_n dishonesty_n and_o reproach_n after_o that_o have_v cast_v away_o shame_n and_o fear_n he_o govern_v himself_o whole_o according_o unto_o his_o own_o disposition_n and_o nature_n the_o eleven_o book_n of_o the_o annal_n of_o cornelius_n tacitus_n i._o the_o death_n of_o asiaticus_n and_o poppaea_n *_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o book_n be_v want_v for_o he_o believe_v that_o valerius_n asiaticus_n who_o have_v be_v twice_o consul_n have_v in_o time_n past_o commit_v adultery_n with_o poppaea_n withal_o greedy_o gape_v after_o those_o garden_n which_o he_o buy_v of_o lucullus_n and_o beawtify_v and_o trim_v most_o stately_a suilius_n be_v suborn_v to_o accuse_v they_o both_o sosibius_n germanicus_n bringer_n up_o be_v join_v with_o he_o who_o under_o colour_n of_o friendship_n counsel_v claudius_n to_o beware_v of_o such_o as_o be_v strong_a and_o rich_a as_o man_n dangerous_a unto_o the_o state_n and_o that_o asiaticus_n the_o principal_a author_n of_o murder_a caesar_n fear_v not_o to_o avouch_v it_o in_o a_o full_a assembly_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n and_o challenge_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o fact_n unto_o himself_o he_o be_v famous_a in_o the_o city_n for_o it_o and_o a_o rumour_n spread_v throughout_o the_o province_n that_o he_o prepare_v a_o voyage_n towards_o germanicus_n army_n because_o that_o be_v bear_v at_o vienna_n and_o strengthen_v with_o strong_a and_o great_a kindred_n he_o think_v it_o a_o easy_a matter_n to_o stir_v up_o his_o country_n man_n but_o claudius_n make_v no_o far_a enquiry_n send_v crispinus_n the_o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n with_o a_o band_n of_o ready_a soldier_n as_o though_o it_o have_v be_v to_o suppress_v a_o war_n who_o find_v he_o at_o baias_n lay_v iron_n upon_o he_o and_o draw_v he_o to_o the_o city_n where_o he_o be_v not_o license_v to_o be_v hear_v of_o the_o senate_n but_o in_o the_o emperor_n chamber_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o messalina_n there_o suilius_n accuse_v he_o that_o he_o have_v corrupt_v the_o soldier_n and_o win_v they_o by_o money_n and_o loose_a life_n to_o all_o wickedness_n then_o charge_v he_o with_o adultery_n with_o poppaea_n and_o unnatural_a dishonesty_n of_o body_n at_o that_o although_o he_o be_v command_v to_o silence_n he_o burst_v forth_o and_o say_v o_o suilius_n ask_v thy_o child_n and_o they_o will_v confess_v i_o to_o be_v a_o man_n and_o enter_v into_o his_o defence_n claudius_n be_v wonderful_o move_v draw_v tear_n likewise_o from_o messallinaes_n eye_n who_o go_v out_o of_o the_o chamber_n to_o wipe_v they_o give_v vitellius_n warning_n not_o to_o suffer_v the_o party_n arraign_v to_o escape_v she_o make_v haste_n to_o overthrow_n poppaea_n send_v some_o through_o the_o terror_n of_o prison_n to_o persuade_v she_o to_o kill_v herself_o caesar_n be_v so_o ignorant_a thereof_o that_o a_o few_o day_n after_o he_o ask_v her_o husband_n scipio_n as_o he_o sit_v at_o table_n with_o he_o why_o he_o have_v sit_v down_o without_o his_o wife_n who_o make_v he_o answer_v that_o she_o be_v dead_a but_o while_o claudius_n consult_v of_o asiaticus_n deliverance_n vitellius_n with_o tear_n declare_v how_o long_o time_n their_o friendship_n have_v continue_v and_o how_o they_o two_o do_v reverence_n &_o honour_n antonia_n the_o prince_n mother_n then_o run_v over_o brief_o his_o service_n towards_o the_o common_a wealth_n and_o that_o so_o late_o do_v in_o britannia_n and_o what_o else_o may_v seem_v to_o move_v compassion_n leave_v it_o in_o the_o end_n to_o his_o own_o choice_n what_o death_n he_o will_v choose_v claudius_n yield_v he_o the_o like_a clemency_n with_o like_a word_n after_o this_o some_o persuade_v he_o that_o to_o die_v with_o famine_n and_o abstinence_n be_v a_o easy_a death_n he_o answer_v that_o he_o reject_v such_o favour_n and_o therefore_o have_v do_v those_o exercise_n he_o be_v usual_o wont_v to_o do_v wash_v his_o body_n and_o feed_v dainty_o say_v that_o it_o have_v be_v a_o more_o commendable_a death_n to_o have_v die_v by_o tiberius_n slienes_n and_o cunning_a or_o c._n caesar_n violence_n then_o now_o by_o the_o treachery_n of_o a_o woman_n and_o vitellius_n unclean_a mouth_n cut_v his_o vein_n and_o have_v first_o see_v the_o fire_n wherein_o his_o body_n be_v to_o be_v burn_v command_v it_o to_o be_v remove_v to_o another_o place_n lest_o the_o thick_a tuffed_a tree_n shall_v be_v mar_v with_o the_o smoke_n so_o small_a reckon_n do_v he_o make_v of_o death_n ii_o certain_a roman_n accuse_v for_o a_o dream_n a_o treatise_n of_o advocate_n after_o this_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n be_v call_v together_o and_o suilius_n go_v on_o and_o accuse_v certain_a noble_a and_o renown_a gentleman_n of_o rome_n surname_v petra_n the_o cause_n of_o their_o death_n be_v because_o they_o have_v lend_v their_o house_n unto_o mnester_n and_o poppaea_n when_o they_o have_v any_o cause_n of_o conference_n but_o there_o be_v a_o dream_n also_o object_v against_o one_o of_o they_o which_o be_v that_o he_o dream_v he_o have_v see_v claudius_n crown_v with_o a_o crown_n of_o ear_n of_o corn_n and_o the_o ear_n turn_v backward_o interpret_n that_o vision_n to_o signify_v a_o dearth_n of_o corn_n some_o report_n it_o to_o have_v be_v a_o garland_n of_o vine_n branch_n with_o white_a leaf_n which_o he_o see_v in_o his_o dream_n and_o interpret_v it_o to_o foretell_v that_o the_o death_n of_o the_o prince_n shall_v follow_v at_o the_o end_n of_o autumn_n whatsoever_o the_o dream_n be_v it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o he_o and_o his_o brother_n be_v both_o put_v to_o death_n crispinus_n have_v give_v he_o by_o decree_n of_o senate_n shil_fw-la fifteen_o hundred_o thousand_o sesterce_n and_o ornament_n of_o the_o praetor_n vitellius_n add_v shil_fw-la ten_o hundred_o thousand_o sesterce_n to_o be_v give_v to_o sosibius_n because_o he_o have_v be_v britannicus_n schoolmaster_n and_o claudius_n counsellor_n scipio_n be_v demand_v his_o opinion_n say_v see_v i_o do_v think_v of_o popaeus_n fault_n that_o which_o all_o you_o do_v think_v persuade_v yourselves_o that_o i_o do_v say_v that_o which_o all_o you_o do_v say_v which_o be_v a_o excellent_a moderation_n and_o mean_a show_v the_o love_n he_o bear_v she_o as_o his_o wife_n and_o necessity_n of_o give_v sentence_n be_v a_o senator_n suilius_n never_o cease_v from_o accusation_n but_o prosecute_v they_o with_o all_o cruelty_n and_o many_o follow_v his_o audacity_n for_o the_o prince_n draw_v unto_o himself_o all_o the_o duty_n of_o law_n and_o magistrate_n open_v the_o way_n to_o robbery_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o merchandise_n more_o public_o buy_v and_o sell_v than_o the_o perfidiousnes_n of_o advocate_n insomuch_o that_o samius_n a_o worthy_a gentleman_n of_o rome_n have_v give_v suilius_n pound_n four_o hundred_o thousand_o sesterce_n to_o plead_v his_o cause_n and_o after_o perceive_v his_o prevarication_n and_o collusion_n run_v upon_o his_o sword_n in_o suilius_n own_o house_n then_o c._n silius_n consul_n elect_v of_o who_o authority_n and_o fall_n i_o will_v speak_v in_o convenient_a time_n begin_v to_o speak_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o senator_n rise_v up_o and_o demand_v earnest_o that_o the_o law_n cincia_n may_v be_v set_v
on_o foot_n by_o which_o it_o be_v provide_v of_o old_a that_o for_o plead_v of_o cause_n no_o man_n shall_v take_v either_o money_n or_o gift_n then_o they_o who_o that_o injury_n seem_v to_o touch_v make_v a_o noise_n silius_n be_v eager_a and_o earnest_a against_o suilius_n and_o contradict_v he_o allege_v the_o example_n of_o orator_n in_o time_n past_a which_o esteem_v fame_n with_o posterity_n to_o be_v the_o fair_a reward_n of_o eloquence_n otherwise_o that_o the_o princess_n of_o good_a art_n shall_v be_v distain_v with_o the_o servitude_n of_o base_a lucre_n and_o that_o no_o faith_n can_v be_v sincere_a and_o inviolate_a where_o excess_n of_o gain_n be_v regard_v and_o if_o cause_n shall_v be_v defend_v without_o reward_n there_o will_v be_v few_o of_o they_o where_o as_o now_o enmity_n accusation_n hatred_n and_o injury_n be_v foster_v and_o that_o as_o the_o multitude_n of_o disease_n bring_v the_o physician_n gain_n so_o the_o pestilent_a infection_n of_o the_o bar_n serve_v now_o to_o enrich_v the_o lawyer_n let_v they_o call_v to_o mind_n c._n asinius_n and_o messalla_n and_o of_o late_a memory_n arruntius_n and_o eserninus_fw-la which_o be_v lift_v up_o to_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o dignity_n by_o their_o upright_a life_n and_o uncorrupted_a eloquence_n the_o consul_n elect_v utter_v these_o speech_n the_o other_o approve_v the_o same_o they_o go_v about_o to_o give_v judgement_n that_o such_o shall_v be_v condemn_v unto_o the_o like_a punishment_n as_o they_o be_v who_o have_v by_o bribery_n and_o extortion_n poll_v and_o oppress_v the_o commons_o when_o as_o suilius_n and_o cossutianus_n and_o other_o which_o perceive_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o general_a decree_n set_v down_o but_o a_o punishment_n for_o those_o which_o have_v be_v open_o convict_v come_v about_o caesar_n and_o beseech_v he_o pardon_v of_o that_o which_o be_v pass_v and_o after_o a_o little_a silence_n nod_v with_o his_o head_n unto_o they_o they_o begin_v as_o follow_v who_o be_v he_o so_o puff_v up_o with_o pride_n that_o will_v presume_v or_o hope_v for_o eternity_n of_o fame_n that_o it_o be_v expedient_a man_n shall_v provide_v for_o necessary_a maintenance_n lest_o through_o the_o want_n of_o advocate_n the_o poor_a be_v oppress_v by_o the_o rich_a and_o mighty_a neither_o do_v eloquence_n come_v by_o chance_n and_o gratis_o unto_o any_o without_o pain_n and_o labour_n the_o care_n of_o a_o man_n own_o family_n be_v neglect_v if_o he_o be_v occupy_v in_o another_o man_n business_n many_o maintain_v their_o life_n by_o war_n some_o by_o till_v the_o earth_n no_o man_n labour_v to_o attain_v to_o any_o knowledge_n unless_o he_o have_v see_v some_o commodity_n in_o it_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n for_o asinius_n and_o messalla_n which_o be_v enrich_v with_o great_a reward_n between_o antony_n and_o augustus_n war_n to_o show_v a_o gallant_a and_o brave_a mind_n and_o for_o eserninus_fw-la and_o aruntius_n heir_n of_o rich_a house_n to_o do_v the_o like_a example_n be_v as_o ready_a for_o they_o to_o show_v for_o what_o great_a reward_n p._n claudius_n and_o c._n curio_n be_v wont_v to_o plead_v as_o for_o themselves_o they_o be_v but_o mean_a senator_n which_o expect_v no_o gain_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n but_o such_o as_o grow_v of_o peace_n the_o mean_a of_o the_o people_n endeavour_v what_o he_o can_v to_o better_v his_o estate_n the_o reward_n of_o study_n be_v take_v away_o study_n do_v also_o decay_v as_o have_v neither_o glory_n nor_o honour_n the_o prince_n think_v that_o this_o be_v not_o speak_v without_o ground_n of_o reason_n moderate_v the_o sum_n which_o they_o shall_v take_v unto_o d._n ten_o thousand_o sesterce_n and_o that_o they_o which_o pass_v this_o sum_n shall_v be_v condemn_v of_o extorsion_n iii_o mithradates_n recover_v his_o kingdom_n war_n between_o gotarzes_n and_o bardanes_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o parthia_n about_o the_o same_o time_n mithradates_n who_o as_o i_o have_v show_v govern_v armenia_n and_o be_v bring_v to_o caesar_n return_v into_o his_o kingdom_n at_o claudius_n persuasion_n trust_v in_o the_o power_n of_o pharasmanes_n king_n of_o the_o hiberi_n and_o mithradates_n brother_n who_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o parthian_n be_v at_o variance_n among_o themselves_o doubtful_a what_o will_v become_v of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o matter_n of_o small_a importance_n utter_o neglect_v for_o while_o gotarzes_n practise_v great_a cruelty_n go_v about_o to_o kill_v his_o brother_n artabanus_n his_o wife_n and_o his_o son_n whereby_o the_o rest_n be_v afeard_a they_o call_v in_o bardanes_n who_o be_v a_o man_n of_o action_n and_o able_a to_o go_v through_o great_a enterprise_n in_o two_o day_n invade_v three_o thousand_o mile_n stadia_fw-la and_o chase_v out_o gotarzes_n all_o amaze_a and_o dismay_v not_o once_o dream_v of_o his_o come_n and_o without_o any_o linger_a seize_v on_o the_o next_o government_n the_o seleucian_n only_o refuse_v to_o obey_v he_o whereupon_o inflame_v with_o great_a anger_n than_o the_o present_a occasion_n minister_v cause_n because_o they_o have_v revolt_v from_o his_o father_n he_o besiege_v their_o city_n which_o be_v strong_a and_o well_o fortify_v with_o a_o wall_n environ_v with_o a_o river_n and_o furnish_v with_o victual_n and_o munition_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n gotarzes_n strengthen_v with_o the_o daharian_a and_o hyrcanian_a power_n renu_v the_o war_n and_o bardanes_n enforce_v to_o abandon_v leleucia_n remoove_v his_o camp_n to_o the_o champion_n country_n of_o the_o bracteri_n then_o the_o force_n of_o the_o orient_a be_v divide_v and_o uncertain_a which_o way_n to_o lean_v mithradates_n have_v opportunity_n offer_v he_o by_o chance_n to_o seize_v upon_o armenia_n and_o with_o the_o force_n of_o the_o roman_a soldier_n race_n and_o beat_v down_o the_o strong_a fortress_n the_o hiberian_a camp_n at_o once_o waste_v and_o spoil_v the_o champion_n neither_o do_v the_o armenian_n make_v head_n at_o all_o against_o they_o demonacte_v their_o governor_n be_v slay_v who_o only_o dare_v have_v wage_v battle_n against_o they_o cotys_n king_n of_o lesser_a armenia_n do_v somewhat_o hinder_v they_o some_o of_o the_o noble_n join_v with_o he_o but_o afterward_o be_v rebuke_v by_o caesar_n letter_n all_o turn_v unto_o mithradates_n side_n more_o cruel_a than_o be_v expedient_a in_o a_o kingdom_n new_o get_v but_o the_o parthian_a emperor_n make_v preparation_n to_o fight_v sudden_o conclude_v a_o peace_n have_v discover_v the_o treachery_n of_o their_o subject_n which_o gotarzes_n bewray_v unto_o his_o brother_n at_o the_o first_o meeting_n they_o have_v a_o jealous_a conceit_n the_o one_o of_o the_o other_o then_o take_v one_o another_o by_o the_o right_a hand_n before_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o god_n they_o promise_v and_o covenant_v to_o revenge_v the_o treason_n of_o their_o enemy_n and_o agree_v and_o help_v one_o another_o bardanes_n seem_v most_o meet_a to_o possess_v the_o kingdom_n and_o gotarzes_n because_o there_o shall_v remain_v no_o sparkle_n of_o emulation_n go_v to_o hyrcania_n and_o bardanes_n return_v again_o seleucia_n yield_v the_o seven_o year_n after_o her_o revolt_n not_o without_o discredit_n to_o the_o parthian_n who_o one_o bare_a city_n have_v so_o long_o delude_v then_o he_o invade_v the_o strong_a province_n and_o begin_v to_o recover_v armenia_n if_o vibius_n marsus_n lieutenant_n of_o syria_n have_v not_o hinder_v he_o by_o threaten_v to_o war_n against_o he_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n gotarzes_n repent_v that_o he_o have_v yield_v the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o nobility_n unto_o who_o obedience_n in_o peace_n seem_v hard_a call_v he_o back_o again_o assemble_v his_o force_n together_o who_o bardanes_n meet_v at_o the_o river_n erinde_v where_o skirmish_v long_o on_o both_o part_n for_o the_o passage_n bardanes_n have_v the_o upper_a hand_n and_o with_o prosperous_a battle_n subdue_v all_o the_o middle_a country_n unto_o the_o river_n ginde_v which_o divide_v the_o dahas_n from_o the_o arij_fw-la there_o his_o fortunate_a success_n have_v a_o end_n for_o the_o parthian_n although_o they_o be_v conqueror_n yet_o like_v not_o to_o make_v war_n so_o far_o off_o wherefore_o build_v monument_n in_o token_n of_o his_o wealth_n and_o power_n and_o that_o none_o of_o the_o arsacide_n have_v ever_o before_o levy_v any_o tribute_n of_o those_o nation_n he_o return_v with_o great_a glory_n and_o therefore_o so_o much_o the_o more_o fierce_a and_o intolerable_a to_o his_o subject_n who_o have_v long_o before_o lay_v a_o snare_n to_o entrap_v he_o kill_v he_o at_o unaware_o as_o he_o be_v a_o hunt_n in_o the_o prime_n of_o his_o youth_n few_o of_o the_o old_a king_n to_o be_v match_v in_o renown_n with_o he_o if_o he_o have_v as_o well_o seek_v the_o love_n of_o his_o subject_n as_o to_o be_v fear_v of_o his_o enemy_n by_o the_o death_n of_o bardanes_n the_o parthian_a
with_o act_n claudius_n nero_n and_o l._n antistius_n be_v consul_n when_o the_o magistrate_n take_v a_o oath_n of_o observe_v the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o prince_n he_o will_v not_o suffer_v antistius_n his_o fellow_n officer_n to_o swear_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o he_o which_o the_o ll._n of_o the_o senate_n do_v high_o commend_v in_o he_o to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o youthly_a mind_n of_o the_o prince_n be_v stir_v up_o with_o the_o glory_n of_o small_a thing_n shall_v continue_v in_o matter_n of_o great_a moment_n after_o this_o follow_v his_o lenity_n towards_o plautius_n lateranus_n who_o be_v remoove_v from_o the_o order_n of_o senator_n for_o adultery_n commit_v with_o messalina_n be_v restore_v by_o he_o to_o his_o room_n bind_v himself_o to_o continue_v this_o clemency_n with_o many_o oration_n which_o seneca_n to_o testify_v in_o what_o honest_a precept_n he_o instruct_v he_o or_o for_o a_o brag_n of_o his_o own_o wit_n publish_v by_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o prince_n but_o agrippina_n credit_n and_o authority_n by_o little_a and_o little_o begin_v to_o wean_v and_o nero_n cast_v a_o like_n to_o a_o free_a woman_n call_v act_n two_o comely_a youth_n otho_n descend_v from_o a_o consularie_a house_n and_o claudius_n senecio_n son_n of_o one_o of_o caesar_n free_a man_n be_v partaker_n of_o his_o counsel_n his_o mother_n be_v at_o the_o first_o a_o stranger_n to_o the_o matter_n and_o in_o vain_a at_o last_o strive_v to_o the_o contrary_n so_o far_o she_o have_v possess_v he_o by_o dissolute_a behaviour_n and_o riot_n &_o secret_a conversation_n that_o his_o great_a friend_n &_o severe_a seem_v not_o to_o know_v it_o consider_v that_o this_o woman_n satisfy_v his_o lust_n without_o the_o offence_n of_o any_o for_o octavia_n his_o wife_n a_o woman_n of_o noble_a birth_n &_o of_o approve_a good_a life_n either_o by_o some_o secret_a destiny_n or_o because_o thing_n unlawful_a be_v most_o greedy_o desire_v he_o utter_o dislike_v and_o some_o fear_v also_o that_o if_o he_o be_v bridle_v of_o that_o love_n he_o will_v lust_n after_o the_o defile_n of_o noble_a woman_n but_o agrippina_n fret_v and_o fume_v that_o a_o free_a woman_n shall_v beard_v she_o &_o a_o bond_n woman_n become_v her_o daughter_n in_o law_n with_o other_o such_o like_a womanish_a complaint_n not_o have_v patience_n to_o see_v whether_o her_o son_n will_v either_o repent_v or_o be_v fill_v and_o the_o more_o opprobriouslie_o she_o upbraid_v he_o the_o more_o she_o inflame_v he_o till_o at_o last_o overcome_v with_o the_o rage_n of_o love_n he_o shake_v off_o all_o duty_n &_o reverence_n towards_o his_o mother_n and_o commit_v himself_o whole_o to_o seneca_n among_o his_o familiar_n be_v annaeus_n serenus_n who_o feign_v love_n to_o the_o same_o free_a woman_n cover_v &_o cloak_v with_o his_o own_o name_n the_o first_o heat_n of_o this_o young_a prince_n and_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o prince_n have_v bestow_v on_o she_o by_o stealth_n he_o open_o advouch_v to_o be_v his_o gift_n then_o agrippina_n change_v her_o stile_n seek_v to_o win_v the_o young_a man_n by_o fair_a allure_a speech_n offer_v rather_o her_o own_o chamber_n and_o bosom_n to_o hide_v those_o thing_n which_o his_o youth_n &_o high_a fortune_n desire_v yea_o she_o confess_v her_o untimely_a severity_n &_o offer_v he_o the_o use_n of_o all_o her_o wealth_n which_o be_v little_a inferior_a to_o the_o emperor_n as_o before_o too_o severe_a in_o correct_v her_o son_n so_o now_o unreasonable_o humble_v and_o cast_v down_o in_o courage_n the_o which_o change_n do_v neither_o deceive_v nero_n and_o give_v his_o near_a friend_n cause_n of_o fear_n and_o pray_v he_o to_o beware_v of_o the_o treachery_n of_o this_o woman_n always_o fell_a and_o cruel_a and_o then_o false_a and_o dissemble_a nero_n have_v by_o chance_n see_v the_o wardrobe_n where_o the_o apparel_n lie_v which_o prince_n wife_n and_o parent_n be_v wont_a to_o shine_v in_o make_v choice_n of_o a_o garment_n and_o jewel_n and_o send_v they_o his_o mother_n most_o bountiful_o see_v he_o send_v of_o his_o own_o the_o chief_a and_o which_o by_o other_o be_v most_o of_o all_o desire_a but_o agrippina_n exclaim_v that_o these_o ornament_n be_v not_o so_o much_o give_v she_o to_o adorn_v and_o trim_v herself_o as_o to_o exclude_v she_o from_o the_o rest_n and_o that_o her_o son_n will_v divide_v those_o thing_n with_o she_o which_o come_v whole_o from_o she_o neither_o want_v there_o some_o to_o carry_v these_o speech_n and_o make_v they_o worse_a than_o they_o be_v whereupon_o all_o such_o grow_a odious_a unto_o nero_n upon_o who_o this_o woman_n pride_n chief_o rely_v displace_v pallas_n from_o the_o charge_n which_o claudius_n have_v give_v he_o in_o which_o he_o carry_v himself_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v chief_a lord_n and_o master_n of_o all_o it_o be_v report_v that_o when_o pallas_n depart_v with_o a_o great_a retinue_n follow_v he_o nero_n very_o apt_o say_v that_o pallas_n go_v to_o resign_v his_o office_n true_a it_o be_v that_o pallas_n have_v covenant_v with_o the_o prince_n not_o to_o be_v call_v in_o question_n for_o any_o act_n past_a and_o that_o he_o have_v make_v even_o with_o all_o account_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n agrippina_n after_o this_o more_o mad_a and_o wilful_a then_o ever_o give_v out_o threaten_v and_o thunder_a speech_n yea_o not_o forbear_v the_o prince_n ear_n but_o cri_v that_o britannicus_n be_v now_o grow_v to_o man_n estate_n a_o true_a and_o worthy_a plant_n to_o receive_v his_o father_n empire_n which_o a_o graffed_a sun_n by_o adoption_n now_o possess_v by_o the_o injury_n and_o trumpery_n of_o his_o mother_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o let_v in_o she_o but_o that_o all_o the_o villainous_a practice_n of_o that_o infortunate_a house_n shall_v be_v lay_v open_a and_o first_o of_o all_o her_o own_o marriage_n and_o her_o impoison_n of_o claudius_n that_o only_a thing_n be_v provide_v by_o the_o god_n to_o her_o good_a that_o her_o son_n in_o law_n be_v alive_a she_o will_v go_v with_o he_o to_o the_o camp_n where_o on_o one_o side_n germanicus_n daughter_n shall_v be_v hear_v on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o base_a companion_n burrhus_n and_o seneca_n the_o banish_a the_o one_o his_o hand_n cut_v off_o and_o the_o other_o with_o his_o professor_n eloquence_n quarrel_v and_o debate_v of_o the_o rule_n and_o government_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n in_o utter_v of_o this_o she_o bend_v her_o fist_n towards_o he_o heap_v one_o injury_n upon_o another_o call_v claudius_n and_o the_o infernal_a ghost_n of_o the_o silaniens_n and_o so_o many_o fruitless_a wicked_a attempt_n which_o she_o have_v be_v author_n of_o nero_n trouble_v with_o these_o speech_n and_o the_o day_n now_o at_o hand_n on_o which_o britannicus_n have_v accomplish_v the_o full_a age_n of_o fourteen_o year_n begin_v to_o ponder_v with_o himself_o sometime_o the_o violence_n of_o his_o mother_n sometime_o the_o towardlines_n of_o britannicus_n know_v of_o late_a by_o good_a proof_n &_o which_o have_v win_v he_o great_a favour_n and_o good_a will_n on_o a_o festival_n day_n dedicate_v to_o saturn_n among_o other_o pastime_n of_o his_o equal_n draw_v lot_n who_o shall_v be_v king_n the_o lot_n fall_v to_o nero_n who_o command_v diverse_a thing_n unto_o other_o which_o can_v not_o turn_v to_o their_o shame_n command_v britannicus_n to_o rise_v up_o and_o stand_v in_o the_o middle_n and_o begin_v a_o song_n hope_v the_o child_n shall_v be_v laugh_v to_o scorn_v as_o one_o ignorant_a how_o to_o carry_v himself_o in_o sober_a company_n much_o less_o in_o drunken_a but_o he_o very_o constant_o begin_v a_o verse_n which_o signify_v that_o nero_n have_v thrust_v he_o from_o his_o father_n seat_n &_o government_n of_o the_o empire_n which_o move_v they_o all_o to_o open_a compassion_n because_o the_o night_n and_o lascivious_a wantonness_n have_v take_v away_o all_o dissimulation_n four_o britannicus_n empoison_v agrippina_n chase_v from_o the_o emperor_n house_n nero_n feel_v himself_o touch_v augment_v his_o hatred_n and_o incense_v with_o agrippina_n threat_n because_o he_o can_v lay_v no_o just_a cause_n against_o he_o nor_o open_o dare_v not_o command_v the_o murder_a of_o his_o brother_n practise_v secret_a mean_n and_o command_v poison_n to_o be_v prepare_v pollio_n julius_n tribune_n of_o the_o praetorian_a cohort_n be_v his_o minister_n in_o the_o action_n under_o who_o charge_n locusta_n a_o woman_n infamous_a for_o lewd_a practice_n and_o before_o condemn_v for_o empoison_a be_v keep_v prisoner_n for_o it_o be_v long_o before_o provide_v that_o such_o as_o be_v near_o about_o britannicus_n shall_v have_v no_o regard_n either_o of_o honesty_n or_o faith_n he_o take_v the_o first_o poison_n of_o his_o bringer_n up_o which_o not_o be_v strong_a enough_o he_o void_v by_o
bondman_n l._n varius_n sometime_o consul_n be_v restore_v to_o his_o dignity_n remove_v before_o for_o covetous_a deal_n and_o extortion_n and_o pomponia_n graecina_n a_o noble_a woman_n and_o wife_n to_o plautius_n who_o return_v with_o a_o small_a triumph_n out_o of_o britannia_n and_o accuse_v of_o strange_a superstition_n be_v remit_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o her_o husband_n and_o he_o according_a to_o the_o ancient_a custom_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o her_o near_a kindred_n hear_v her_o cause_n of_o life_n and_o death_n and_o pronounce_v her_o innocent_a this_o pomponia_n live_v long_o and_o in_o continual_a sorrow_n for_o after_o that_o julia_n drusus_n daughter_n be_v murder_v by_o messallinaes_n treachery_n she_o be_v not_o see_v for_o forty_o year_n but_o in_o mourn_a apparel_n and_o very_o sad_a &_o doleful_a which_o she_o may_v lawful_o do_v while_o claudius_n reign_v &_o afterward_o turn_v to_o her_o glory_n many_o citizen_n be_v accuse_v that_o year_n of_o which_o number_n p_o celer_n be_v one_o at_o the_o information_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o asia_n because_o caesar_n can_v not_o acquit_v he_o he_o prolong_v his_o cause_n till_o he_o die_v of_o age_n for_o celer_n as_o i_o have_v already_o say_v have_v bestur_v himself_o in_o the_o murder_n of_o silanus_n the_o proconsul_n cloak_v all_o other_o villainy_n under_o the_o greatness_n of_o that_o lewd_a action_n the_o cilician_o accuse_v cossutianus_n capito_n criminal_o note_v and_o discredit_v with_o many_o vice_n think_v he_o have_v have_v the_o same_o privilege_n of_o use_v insolent_a behaviour_n in_o the_o province_n as_o he_o have_v do_v in_o the_o city_n but_o turmoil_v and_o molest_v with_o a_o overthwart_a accusation_n in_o the_o end_n let_v fall_v his_o defence_n be_v condemn_v of_o extorsion_n great_a suing_n prevail_v so_o much_o for_o eprius_n marcellus_n of_o who_o the_o lycian_n demand_v restitution_n that_o some_o of_o the_o accuser_n be_v banish_v as_o though_o they_o have_v endanger_v a_o innocent_a man_n viii_o a_o liberality_n of_o nero_n towards_o certain_a decay_a gentleman_n the_o war_n of_o armenia_n renew_v tiridates_n depart_v the_o country_n when_o nero_n be_v the_o three_o time_n consul_n valerius_n messalla_n enter_v the_o same_o office_n who_o great_a grandfather_n coruinus_fw-la a_o orator_n some_o old_a man_n remember_v to_o have_v be_v companion_n in_o office_n with_o augustus_n of_o famous_a memory_n nero_n great_a grandfather_n father_n but_o the_o honour_n of_o this_o noble_a family_n be_v better_v by_o give_v messalla_n by_o year_n â—_o five_o hundred_o thousand_o sesterce_n to_o relieve_v his_o harmless_a poverty_n to_o aurelius_n cotta_n likewise_o and_o haterius_n antoninus_n the_o prince_n grant_v that_o a_o annual_a sum_n of_o money_n shall_v be_v give_v although_o they_o have_v waste_v riotous_o the_o wealth_n their_o ancestor_n have_v leave_v they_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o that_o year_n the_o war_n which_o be_v draw_v at_o length_n with_o soft_a and_o mild_a beginning_n until_o then_o between_o the_o parthian_n and_o the_o roman_n for_o obtain_v of_o armenia_n be_v now_o hot_o pursue_v because_o vologeses_n will_v neither_o suffer_v his_o brother_n tiridates_n to_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o which_o he_o have_v invest_v he_o nor_o that_o he_o shall_v enjoy_v it_o as_o a_o gift_n from_o another_o lord_n and_o corbulo_n think_v it_o worthy_a of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n to_o recover_v that_o which_o by_o lucullus_n and_o pompey_n have_v be_v once_o get_v the_o armenian_n be_v doubtful_a and_o faithful_a to_o neither_o side_n invite_v both_o yet_o by_o the_o site_n of_o their_o country_n and_o conformity_n of_o condition_n be_v more_o near_o unto_o the_o parthian_n and_o intermingle_v with_o they_o by_o marriage_n and_o not_o know_v what_o liberty_n be_v incline_v rather_o to_o that_o servitude_n but_o corbulo_n have_v more_o ado_n with_o the_o slothfulness_n of_o the_o soldier_n than_o perfidiousnes_n of_o the_o enemy_n for_o the_o legion_n remove_v from_o syria_n by_o a_o long_a peace_n grow_v lazy_a and_o idle_a can_v hardly_o endure_v the_o labour_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o roman_a discipline_n certain_a it_o be_v there_o be_v old_a soldier_n in_o that_o camp_n which_o have_v never_o keep_v watch_n nor_o ward_n a_o rampire_n or_o trench_n they_o gaze_v at_o as_o at_o a_o new_a and_o strange_a devise_n without_o head-piece_n without_o curass_n neat_a and_o fine_a hunt_v after_o gain_n have_v spend_v all_o their_o service_n in_o town_n whereupon_o the_o old_a and_o feeble_a be_v dismiss_v he_o desire_v a_o supply_n which_o be_v have_v out_o of_o galatia_n and_o cappadocia_n and_o to_o they_o be_v add_v a_o legion_n out_o of_o germany_n with_o wing_n of_o horseman_n and_o all_o the_o army_n keep_v in_o camp_n although_o the_o winter_n be_v so_o hard_o and_o the_o earth_n so_o cover_v with_o ice_n that_o they_o can_v not_o pitch_v their_o tent_n unless_o they_o have_v first_o dig_v the_o ground_n many_o of_o their_o limb_n grow_v stark_o with_o extremity_n of_o cold_a and_o many_o die_v in_o keep_v the_o watch_n and_o there_o be_v a_o soldier_n note_v carri_v a_o faggot_n who_o hand_n be_v so_o stiff_o freeze_v that_o stick_v to_o his_o burden_n they_o fall_v from_o he_o as_o though_o they_o have_v be_v cut_v from_o his_o arm_n corbulo_n slight_o apparel_v bear_v head_v be_v with_o they_o when_o they_o march_v when_o they_o labour_v praise_v the_o stout_a comfort_v the_o feeble_a and_o give_v example_n unto_o they_o all_o then_o because_o many_o refuse_v to_o endure_v the_o hardness_n of_o the_o season_n &_o such_o rigour_n of_o discipline_n forsake_v he_o he_o seek_v a_o redress_n by_o severity_n for_o he_o do_v not_o pardon_v the_o first_o and_o second_o fault_n as_o in_o other_o army_n but_o he_o suffer_v death_n present_o who_o forsake_v his_o ensign_n which_o by_o experience_n prove_v more_o profitable_a than_o clemency_n for_o few_o forsake_v that_o camp_n then_o where_o there_o be_v much_o mercy_n show_v in_o the_o mean_a season_n corbulo_n have_v keep_v the_o legion_n in_o camp_n until_o the_o spring_n and_o dispose_v the_o aydcohort_n in_o convenient_a place_n charge_v they_o not_o to_o give_v the_o onset_n the_o charge_n of_o the_o garrison_n he_o commit_v to_o pactius_n ophitus_n once_o captain_n of_o the_o first_o ensign_n who_o although_o he_o write_v to_o corbulo_n that_o the_o barbarian_n be_v careless_a and_o disorder_a and_o a_o fit_a occasion_n offer_v of_o achieve_v some_o exploit_n yet_o he_o be_v command_v to_o keep_v within_o his_o garrison_n and_o expect_v great_a power_n but_o break_v his_o commandment_n when_o he_o see_v a_o few_o troop_n of_o horseman_n issue_v out_o of_o a_o castle_n hard_a by_o and_o unskilful_o demand_v battle_n he_o encounter_v the_o enemy_n and_o go_v away_o with_o the_o loss_n and_o those_o which_o shall_v have_v second_v they_o terrify_v with_o that_o discomfiture_n flee_v as_o fast_o as_o they_o can_v every_o man_n to_o his_o hold_n which_o to_o corbulo_n be_v a_o exceed_a grief_n who_o rebuke_v pactius_n and_o the_o captain_n and_o the_o soldier_n command_v they_o all_o to_o pitch_v their_o tent_n out_o of_o the_o camp_n and_o there_o keep_v they_o in_o that_o disgrace_n until_o they_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o intercession_n &_o suit_n of_o the_o whole_a army_n but_o tiridates_n beside_o his_o own_o follower_n succour_v by_o his_o brother_n vologeses_n not_o now_o by_o stealth_n but_o with_o open_a war_n mole_v armenia_n spoil_v all_o such_o he_o think_v faithful_a to_o we_o and_o if_o any_o force_n be_v bring_v against_o he_o he_o delude_v they_o by_o fly_v hither_o and_o thither_o terrifi_v more_o by_o fame_n then_o fight_v corbulo_n therefore_o seek_v occasion_n to_o join_v battle_n but_o in_o vain_a and_o constrain_v to_o make_v war_n now_o in_o one_o place_n now_o in_o another_o as_o the_o enemy_n do_v sever_v his_o force_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o lieutenant_n &_o captain_n may_v invade_v diverse_a place_n at_o once_o withal_o he_o advertise_v king_n antiochus_n to_o set_v on_o the_o government_n next_o adjoin_v to_o he_o for_o pharasmanes_n his_o son_n rhadamistus_n be_v slay_v as_o a_o traitor_n towards_o he_o to_o testify_v his_o loyalty_n towards_o we_o show_v more_o willing_o his_o inveterate_a hatred_n against_o the_o armenian_n then_o the_o isichians_n a_o nation_n never_o before_o confederate_a with_o we_o be_v now_o bring_v to_o our_o side_n invade_v the_o hard_a passage_n of_o armenia_n whereby_o all_o tiridates_n deseignment_n be_v cross_v he_o send_v ambassador_n to_o expostulate_v in_o his_o own_o and_o the_o parthian_n name_n why_o have_v of_o late_o give_v hostage_n and_o renew_v amity_n which_o open_v the_o way_n to_o new_a benefit_n he_o shall_v be_v drive_v from_o the_o ancient_a possession_n of_o armenia_n therefore_o
they_o have_v promise_v the_o tribe_n come_v to_o meet_v he_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n in_o their_o holy-daie_n robe_n wife_n and_o child_n place_v according_a to_o their_o age_n and_o sex_n and_o all_o the_o way_n he_o shall_v go_v build_v with_o stair_n as_o in_o public_a show_n or_o triumph_n thereupon_o puff_v up_o with_o pride_n as_o a_o conqueror_n of_o public_a servitude_n he_o go_v to_o the_o capitol_n and_o give_v thanks_o to_o the_o god_n let_v loose_a the_o reins_n to_o all_o lust_n and_o licenciousnes_n of_o life_n which_o before_o bad_o restrain_v yet_o the_o reverence_n towards_o his_o mother_n such_o as_o it_o be_v do_v in_o some_o sort_n bridle_n four_o nero_n exercise_n it_o be_v a_o old_a practice_n of_o his_o never_o to_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o race_n of_o chariot_n and_o no_o less_o unseemly_a be_v that_o other_o delight_n of_o he_o at_o supper_n to_o sing_v to_o the_o harp_n as_o minstrel_n do_v which_o he_o say_v to_o have_v be_v a_o custom_n of_o ancient_a king_n and_o captain_n and_o a_o thing_n high_o commend_v by_o poet_n and_o attribute_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o god_n for_o melody_n be_v sure_o dedicate_v to_o apollo_n &_o in_o that_o attire_n he_o do_v stand_v not_o only_o in_o the_o city_n of_o greece_n but_o also_o in_o the_o temple_n at_o rome_n a_o principal_a deity_n and_o know_v thing_n to_o come_v neither_o can_v he_o now_o be_v remove_v seem_v good_a also_o to_o seneca_n and_o burrhus_n to_o yield_v he_o the_o one_o lest_o he_o shall_v persist_v in_o both_o and_o thereupon_o a_o space_n be_v enclose_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o vatican_n to_o manage_v his_o horse_n and_o not_o to_o be_v see_v indifferent_o of_o every_o man_n and_o not_o long_o after_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n he_o call_v the_o people_n to_o see_v it_o who_o high_o extol_v he_o as_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o people_n be_v to_o be_v desirous_a of_o pastime_n and_o very_o glad_a if_o the_o prince_n draw_v they_o to_o it_o and_o his_o shame_n publish_v abroad_o bring_v he_o not_o as_o it_o be_v think_v it_o will_v any_o loathe_n therein_o but_o a_o far_a provocation_n think_v that_o the_o discredit_n will_v be_v shake_v off_o if_o he_o can_v dishonour_v many_o with_o the_o like_a he_o bring_v to_o the_o scaffold_n many_o descend_v of_o noble_a house_n buy_v for_o poverty_n which_o because_o they_o be_v dead_a i_o will_v not_o name_n as_o have_v regard_n unto_o their_o ancestor_n be_v rather_o his_o fault_n to_o give_v money_n for_o ill_o do_v then_o lest_o they_o shall_v commit_v that_o which_o be_v naught_o he_o constrain_v also_o the_o chief_a gentleman_n of_o rome_n with_o mighty_a gift_n to_o promise_v their_o labour_n in_o the_o theatre_n unless_o you_o say_v that_o a_o reward_n give_v by_o he_o who_o may_v command_v bring_v a_o necessity_n in_o obey_v yet_o lest_o he_o shall_v be_v discredit_v by_o the_o public_a theatre_n he_o institute_v play_v call_v iwenalia_fw-la as_o it_o be_v for_o the_o health_n of_o youth_n to_o which_o every_o man_n willing_o give_v his_o name_n not_o any_o one_o nobility_n not_o his_o age_n or_o office_n bear_v be_v any_o hindrance_n unto_o they_o but_o that_o greek_n and_o latin_n exercise_v the_o art_n of_o a_o stage_n player_n even_o unto_o gesture_n and_o measure_n unseemly_a for_o man_n yea_o noble_a woman_n practise_v many_o gesture_n and_o unseemly_a to_o their_o call_n and_o in_o the_o wood_n which_o augustus_n plant_v about_o the_o lake_n where_o he_o represent_v a_o sea_n fight_v tavern_n and_o meet_v place_n be_v build_v where_o all_o provocation_n of_o wanton_a lust_n be_v sell_v where_o money_n be_v give_v to_o the_o good_a to_o spend_v of_o necessity_n and_o to_o the_o intemperate_a to_o glory_n and_o brag_v of_o from_o thence_o spring_v all_o lewdenes_n and_o infamy_n never_o at_o any_o time_n not_o when_o there_o be_v great_a corruption_n in_o manner_n in_o time_n past_a more_o dissolute_a lasciviousness_n use_v then_o at_o those_o impure_a assembly_n shame_n be_v scarce_o retain_v among_o man_n of_o honest_a example_n much_o less_o among_o such_o which_o strive_v who_o shall_v have_v most_o vice_n can_v chastity_n and_o modesty_n or_o any_o good_a behaviour_n be_v maintain_v last_o of_o all_o nero_n himself_o enter_v on_o the_o stage_n tune_v and_o play_v on_o his_o instrument_n with_o great_a care_n and_o premeditate_v what_o to_o say_v his_o familiar_n assist_v he_o and_o beside_o they_o a_o cohort_n of_o soldier_n centurion_n and_o tribune_n and_o burrhus_n both_o grieve_v and_o praise_v he_o then_o also_o be_v first_o inrowl_v the_o gentleman_n of_o rome_n call_v augustani_n man_n for_o their_o age_n and_o strength_n of_o body_n high_o esteem_v part_n of_o they_o shameless_a and_o saucy_a in_o behaviour_n and_o part_n hope_v thereby_o to_o rise_v to_o great_a authority_n day_n and_o night_n with_o clap_v of_o hand_n make_v all_o to_o ring_v of_o they_o commend_v the_o feature_n and_o voice_n of_o the_o prince_n with_o term_n attribute_v to_o the_o god_n and_o be_v respect_v by_o he_o as_o honourable_a personage_n for_o their_o virtue_n and_o yet_o lest_o the_o emperor_n skill_n on_o stage_n only_o and_o music_n shall_v be_v publish_v he_o desire_v to_o be_v well_o account_v of_o for_o versify_v have_v gather_v about_o he_o such_o as_o have_v any_o cunning_n therein_o much_o more_o such_o as_o be_v excellent_a they_o sit_v together_o *_o and_o make_v those_o verse_n hang_v together_o which_o he_o make_v there_o or_o elsewhere_o and_o supply_v his_o word_n howsoever_o they_o be_v utter_v which_o the_o fashion_n itself_o of_o his_o verse_n do_v declare_v not_o run_v with_o one_o and_o the_o same_o vehemency_n and_o vain_a of_o writing_n he_o bestow_v also_o some_o time_n after_o meat_n with_o philosopher_n take_v pleasure_n to_o hear_v how_o every_o man_n defend_v his_o own_o opinion_n and_o overthrow_v the_o contrary_a neither_o want_v there_o some_o which_o with_o their_o voice_n and_o grave_a countenance_n desire_v to_o be_v think_v pleasant_a with_o the_o emperor_n v._o a_o strife_n between_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o nuceria_n and_o the_o pompeian_n about_o the_o same_o time_n of_o a_o light_a quarrel_n rise_v a_o great_a murder_n between_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o nuceria_n and_o pompeian_n at_o a_o show_n of_o fencer_n which_o livineius_fw-la regulus_n put_v from_o the_o senate_n as_o before_o i_o have_v rehearse_v represent_v to_o the_o people_n for_o first_o provoke_v one_o another_o with_o bitter_a term_n as_o it_o be_v often_o see_v in_o malapert_a and_o saucy_a townsman_n they_o come_v to_o stone_n and_o last_o of_o all_o to_o weapon_n the_o pompeian_n be_v the_o strong_a with_o who_o the_o show_n be_v set_v forth_o many_o of_o the_o nucerians_n be_v bring_v lame_a and_o wound_v to_o the_o town_n and_o many_o weep_v for_o the_o death_n of_o their_o child_n and_o parent_n the_o determine_v of_o which_o the_o prince_n refer_v to_o the_o senate_n the_o senate_n to_o the_o consul_n and_o the_o cause_n be_v again_o bring_v to_o the_o senator_n the_o pompeian_n be_v forbid_v to_o assemble_v any_o such_o company_n for_o ten_o year_n and_o their_o corporation_n erect_v against_o the_o law_n dissolve_v livineius_fw-la and_o such_o other_o as_o raise_v the_o stir_n be_v banish_v pedius_n blaesus_n also_o be_v put_v from_o his_o senator_n room_n at_o the_o information_n of_o the_o cyrenensians_n who_o lay_v to_o his_o charge_n that_o he_o have_v rob_v the_o treasure_n of_o the_o god_n aesculapius_n and_o muster_v soldier_n for_o money_n and_o suit_n the_o same_o cyrenensians_n accuse_v acilius_n strabo_n sometime_o praetor_n and_o send_v by_o claudius_n as_o arbitrator_n of_o certain_a land_n which_o once_o belong_v to_o king_n apio_fw-la and_o leave_v to_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n with_o the_o kingdom_n their_o neighbour_n possess_v and_o occupy_v and_o by_o long_a licence_n and_o injury_n defend_v they_o to_o be_v they_o by_o right_n and_o equity_n the_o land_n therefore_o be_v give_v from_o they_o by_o sentence_n they_o envy_v the_o judge_n and_o the_o senate_n answer_v they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o claudius_n pleasure_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v ask_v the_o prince_n advice_n the_o prince_n approve_v straboes_n sentence_n write_v nevertheless_o that_o he_o will_v aid_v the_o ally_n and_o give_v they_o that_o which_o they_o have_v usurp_v there_o die_v not_o long_o after_o domitius_n afer_n and_o m._n servilius_n two_o notable_a personage_n which_o flourish_v with_o great_a honour_n and_o eloquence_n he_o in_o plead_v of_o cause_n servilius_n famous_a for_o long_o frequent_v the_o forum_n and_o then_o for_o write_v the_o roman_a history_n carriage_n of_o himself_o and_o neatnes_n of_o life_n which_o make_v he_o more_o renown_a as_o equal_a to_o the_o other_o in_o wit_n yet_o
different_a in_o condition_n vi_o whether_o it_o be_v convenient_a to_o have_v often_o play_v to_o entertain_v the_o people_n nero_n be_v the_o four_o time_n consul_n and_o cor._n cossus_n the_o play_n call_v quinquennale_n be_v ordain_v to_o be_v play_v at_o rome_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o greek_a combat_n whereof_o there_o go_v diverse_a report_n as_o almost_o it_o happen_v in_o all_o new_a thing_n for_o some_o there_o be_v which_o say_v that_o gn._n pompeius_n be_v blame_v by_o the_o ancient_a man_n for_o build_v a_o permanent_a theatre_n for_o in_o time_n past_o the_o play_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v set_v forth_o on_o a_o scaffold_n build_v for_o that_o time_n and_o seat_n to_o continue_v no_o long_o than_o the_o play_v last_v or_o if_o thou_o will_v look_v into_o more_o ancient_a time_n the_o people_n behold_v they_o stand_v least_o if_o they_o shall_v sit_v they_o will_v continue_v in_o the_o theatre_n whole_a day_n in_o idleness_n neither_o shall_v the_o ancient_a fashion_n of_o play_n be_v observe_v when_o *_o as_o oft_o as_o the_o praetor_n shall_v set_v they_o forth_o no_o necessity_n be_v lay_v upon_o any_o of_o the_o citizen_n to_o fight_v or_o look_v on_o but_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n be_v by_o little_a and_o little_o abolish_v be_v now_o utter_o overthrow_v by_o disorder_n set_v from_o strange_a country_n that_o whatsoever_o elsewhere_o may_v corrupt_v or_o be_v corrupt_v be_v see_v in_o the_o city_n and_o the_o youth_n unlike_a to_o that_o it_o have_v be_v through_o strange_a manner_n wrestle_v naked_a idleness_n and_o licentious_a love_n the_o prince_n and_o the_o senate_n be_v author_n thereof_o who_o have_v not_o only_o give_v licence_n to_o vice_n but_o also_o give_v they_o strength_n and_o force_n the_o nobleman_n of_o rome_n under_o colour_n of_o make_v oration_n and_o verse_n be_v discredit_v by_o stage-playing_a what_o remain_v then_o but_o only_o to_o unclothe_v themselves_o stark_o naked_a and_o take_v the_o caesti_fw-la in_o hand_n and_o practice_v that_o fight_n in_o stead_n of_o arm_n and_o exercise_n of_o war_n or_o do_v they_o think_v they_o shall_v better_o understand_v the_o knowledge_n of_o southsay_v be_v more_o skilful_a in_o the_o decury_n of_o gentleman_n accomplish_v the_o honourable_a charge_n of_o judicature_n if_o they_o understand_v cunning_o break_v tune_n and_o sweerenes_n of_o voice_n will_v night_n also_o be_v add_v to_o those_o shame_n because_o no_o time_n shall_v be_v leave_v honest_a but_o in_o that_o confuse_v multitude_n what_o every_o person_n most_o dissolute_a desire_v by_o day_n dare_v venture_v on_o by_o night_n that_o licence_n please_v many_o and_o yet_o they_o cloak_v it_o with_o honest_a term_n that_o the_o ancient_n likewise_o do_v not_o abhor_v the_o delight_n of_o play_n and_o show_v according_a to_o their_o call_n at_o that_o time_n and_o that_o stage-player_n be_v send_v for_o from_o thuscia_n the_o horse-race_n be_v represent_v by_o the_o thurian_o but_o since_o achaia_n and_o asia_n be_v possess_v by_o we_o play_n have_v be_v more_o exact_o set_v forth_o neither_o have_v there_o be_v any_o one_o in_o rome_n noble_o descend_v which_o by_o reason_n of_o stageplays_a have_v discredit_v the_o stock_n from_o who_o he_o come_v these_o two_o hundred_o year_n since_o l._n mamius_fw-la triumph_v who_o first_o set_v forth_o that_o kind_n of_o show_n in_o the_o city_n far_o there_o be_v a_o regard_n have_v unto_o thrift_n in_o erect_v a_o continual_a stand_a theatre_n rather_o than_o with_o infinite_a charge_n every_o year_n set_v up_o and_o build_v a_o new_a neither_o shall_v the_o magistrate_n waste_v their_o good_n as_o they_o have_v do_v on_o the_o people_n have_v cause_n to_o be_v importunate_a with_o they_o for_o the_o combat_n according_a to_o the_o greek_n manner_n see_v the_o commonwealth_n do_v defray_v the_o charge_n the_o victory_n of_o orator_n and_o poet_n will_v be_v a_o encouragement_n unto_o wit_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v offensive_a to_o any_o judge_n to_o lend_v his_o ear_n to_o honest_a study_n and_o allowable_a pastime_n to_o mirth_n rather_o than_o lasciviousness_n a_o few_o night_n in_o five_o year_n be_v give_v in_o which_o there_o be_v such_o great_a light_n of_o fire_n that_o no_o unlawful_a act_n can_v be_v hide_v in_o very_a deed_n that_o show_v pass_v without_o any_o notable_a dishonest_a part_n commit_v neither_o do_v the_o people_n show_v any_o great_a insolency_n although_o the_o common_a vice_n be_v restore_v to_o the_o stage_n and_o forbid_v to_o show_v themselves_o in_o such_o play_v as_o be_v represent_v in_o honour_n of_o the_o god_n the_o praise_n of_o eloquence_n none_o carry_v away_o but_o caesar_n be_v pronounce_v victor_n and_o the_o greekish_a attire_n which_o many_o wear_v in_o those_o day_n be_v lay_v aside_o vii_o nero_n fall_v sick_a during_o these_o thing_n there_o appear_v a_o blaze_a star_n which_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o common_a people_n betoken_v the_o change_n of_o a_o prince_n therefore_o as_o though_o nero_n have_v already_o be_v drive_v out_o they_o be_v busy_a to_o know_v who_o shall_v succeed_v he_o rubellius_n plautus_n be_v famous_a in_o every_o man_n mouth_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n descend_v from_o the_o julian_n family_n he_o be_v a_o observer_n of_o the_o old_a manner_n of_o live_v upright_o grave_a and_o severe_a live_v with_o all_o honesty_n as_o one_o retire_v in_o his_o own_o house_n and_o the_o more_o secret_a he_o be_v for_o fear_n of_o be_v account_v of_o so_o much_o the_o more_o his_o reputation_n increase_v a_o interpretation_n of_o a_o lightning_n begin_v by_o the_o like_a vanity_n augment_v the_o rumour_n for_o nero_n meat_n be_v strike_v with_o lightning_n and_o the_o table_n throw_v down_o at_o the_o lake_n of_o simbruinum_n in_o a_o place_n call_v sublaqueum_n in_o the_o confine_n of_o tiburtum_fw-la from_o whence_o plautus_n have_v his_o beginning_n by_o his_o father_n side_n all_o man_n believe_v that_o he_o be_v destine_v by_o the_o providence_n of_o the_o god_n to_o the_o empire_n and_o thereupon_o many_o fawn_v and_o court_v he_o which_o by_o a_o greedy_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n deceitful_a ambition_n admire_v new_a thing_n doubtful_a and_o uncertain_a nero_n move_v with_o these_o rumour_n write_v to_o plautus_n advise_v he_o to_o look_v to_o himself_o and_o his_o assembly_n and_o rid_v his_o hand_n of_o those_o which_o lewd_o defame_v he_o and_o that_o in_o asia_n he_o have_v possession_n by_o descent_n from_o his_o ancestor_n in_o which_o he_o may_v pass_v his_o youth_n safe_o and_o without_o trouble_n whereupon_o he_o go_v thither_o with_o antistia_n his_o wife_n and_o a_o few_o of_o his_o familiar_n at_o the_o same_o time_n too_o greedy_a a_o desire_n of_o please_v his_o will_n in_o all_o he_o like_v breed_v nero_n both_o infamy_n and_o danger_n for_o swim_v in_o the_o fountain_n of_o the_o martian_a water_n which_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o city_n it_o be_v construe_v that_o he_o have_v defile_v the_o holy_a drink_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o place_n with_o his_o whole_a body_n and_o fall_v dangerous_o sick_a thereupon_o it_o be_v constant_o believe_v that_o it_o proceed_v as_o a_o punishment_n from_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o god_n viii_o corbulo_n conquer_v all_o armenia_n over_o which_o nero_n send_v tigranes_n to_o be_v king_n but_o corbulo_n after_o the_o rasing_n of_o artaxata_n think_v it_o his_o best_a to_o make_v profit_n of_o the_o fresh_a terror_n for_o the_o easy_o force_v of_o tigranocerta_n by_o destroy_v of_o which_o he_o shall_v augment_v fear_n in_o the_o enemy_n or_o by_o spare_v it_o purchase_v the_o reputation_n of_o clemency_n march_v thither_o use_v no_o hostility_n by_o the_o way_n lest_o he_o shall_v take_v from_o they_o all_o hope_n of_o pardon_n yet_o with_o no_o remissness_n or_o careless_a proceed_n as_o one_o know_v that_o that_o nation_n be_v easy_o subject_a to_o change_v as_o slow_a to_o peril_n so_o faithless_a when_o occasion_n be_v offer_v the_o barbarian_n every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o wit_n some_o entreat_v some_o forsake_v their_o village_n and_o convey_v themselves_o to_o inaccessible_a place_n some_o hide_a themselves_o and_o the_o thing_n they_o make_v most_o reckon_a of_o in_o cave_n the_o roman_a captain_n therefore_o use_v diverse_a policy_n show_v mercy_n towards_o the_o humble_a use_v celerity_n in_o pursue_v those_o which_o run_v away_o and_o cruelty_n against_o those_o which_o flee_v to_o the_o den_n and_o cave_n stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o they_o with_o vine_n branch_n and_o small_a wood_n and_o after_o set_v they_o on_o fire_n and_o pass_v by_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o mardian_n a_o people_n well_o practise_v in_o thieve_v and_o rob_v they_o set_v on_o he_o but_o flee_v to_o their_o mountain_n for_o their_o defence_n when_o they_o see_v he_o turn_v towards_o
ensign_n and_o march_v on_o overthrow_v such_o as_o encounter_v they_o and_o thrust_v they_o among_o their_o own_o fire_n which_o be_v do_v they_o place_v garrison_n in_o their_o town_n and_o cut_v down_o their_o wood_n which_o through_o their_o execrable_a superstition_n among_o they_o be_v reckon_v holy_a for_o they_o account_v it_o lawful_a to_o offer_v sacrifice_n at_o their_o altar_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o captive_n and_o ask_v counsel_n of_o their_o god_n by_o the_o aspect_n of_o man_n entrail_n and_o fibre_n news_n come_v to_o suetonius_n as_o he_o achieve_v this_o enterprise_n of_o a_o sudden_a rebellion_n of_o the_o province_n prasutagus_n king_n of_o the_o icenian_o huntingtonshire_n very_o famous_a for_o his_o riches_n a_o long_a time_n get_v make_v caesar_n with_o two_o of_o his_o daughter_n his_o heir_n by_o will_n think_v that_o by_o that_o flattery_n his_o kingdom_n and_o house_n shall_v have_v be_v warrant_v from_o injury_n which_o fall_v out_o otherwise_o for_o his_o kingdom_n by_o centurion_n his_o house_n by_o slave_n be_v waste_v &_o spoil_v as_o lawful_a booty_n and_o to_o begin_v withal_o his_o wife_n boudicea_n be_v whip_v &_o his_o daughter_n deflower_v and_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o icenian_o as_o though_o they_o have_v receive_v the_o whole_a nation_n for_o a_o pray_v be_v dispossess_v of_o all_o their_o ancient_a inheritance_n &_o the_o king_n kindred_n repute_v as_o slave_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o contumely_n &_o fear_n of_o worse_a after_o that_o they_o be_v reduce_v into_o a_o form_n of_o a_o province_n they_o take_v arm_n again_o the_o essex_n trinobantes_n be_v stir_v to_o rebellion_n also_o &_o other_o not_o yet_o break_v to_o the_o yoke_n of_o servitude_n by_o secret_a conspiracy_n have_v vow_v to_o recover_v their_o liberty_n bear_v a_o bitter_a hatred_n against_o the_o old_a soldier_n for_o those_o which_o be_v late_o bring_v into_o the_o colony_n of_o essex_n camalodunum_n thrust_v out_o of_o their_o house_n the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n take_v their_o live_n from_o they_o call_v they_o captive_n and_o slave_n the_o new_a soldier_n favour_v the_o insolent_a fierceness_n of_o the_o old_a as_o well_o for_o likeness_n and_o conformity_n of_o life_n as_o hope_v of_o like_a licence_n beside_o a_o temple_n erect_v in_o honour_n of_o claudius_n of_o famous_a memory_n be_v a_o eye_n sore_o and_o a_o altar_n of_o perpetual_a dominion_n over_o they_o and_o the_o priest_n which_o be_v choose_v under_o colour_n of_o religion_n waste_v all_o the_o wealth_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n neither_o do_v it_o seem_v any_o hard_a matter_n to_o extirpate_v that_o colony_n undefense_v and_o unfortify_v which_o be_v not_o circumspect_o foresee_v by_o our_o captain_n while_o they_o have_v a_o great_a care_n of_o pleasure_n then_o good_a government_n among_o these_o thing_n the_o image_n of_o victory_n set_v up_o in_o camalodunum_n fall_v down_o without_o any_o apparent_a cause_n why_o and_o turn_v back_o as_o though_o it_o will_v give_v place_n to_o the_o enemy_n and_o the_o woman_n distemper_v with_o fury_n go_v sing_v that_o destruction_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o strange_a noise_n be_v hear_v in_o their_o court_n and_o the_o theatre_n give_v a_o sound_n like_o to_o a_o howl_n and_o a_o strange_a apparition_n in_o a_o arm_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v a_o foretell_v of_o the_o subversion_n of_o the_o colony_n further_o the_o ocean_n bloody_a in_o show_n and_o dead_a man_n body_n leave_v after_o a_o ebb_n as_o they_o bring_v hope_n to_o the_o britain_n so_o they_o drive_v the_o old_a soldier_n into_o a_o fear_n who_o because_o suetonius_n be_v far_o off_o crave_a aid_n of_o catus_n decianus_n procurator_n he_o send_v not_o above_o two_o hundred_o man_n and_o those_o bad_o arm_v and_o the_o number_n not_o great_a which_o be_v there_o before_o trust_v to_o the_o franchise_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o those_o hinder_v which_o be_v confederate_n of_o the_o secret_a conspiracy_n trouble_v their_o deseignment_n for_o they_o neither_o make_v trench_n nor_o ditch_n nor_o send_v away_o the_o old_a man_n and_o woman_n and_o keep_v the_o young_a man_n only_o be_v as_o secure_v as_o it_o have_v be_v in_o a_o full_a peace_n they_o be_v surprise_v with_o a_o multitude_n of_o barbarous_a people_n and_o all_o overthrow_v and_o waste_v with_o violence_n or_o consume_v with_o fire_n the_o temple_n only_o except_v into_o which_o the_o soldier_n have_v flee_v which_o also_o within_o two_o day_n be_v besiege_v and_o take_v and_o the_o britain_n be_v thus_o conqueror_n and_o meet_v with_o paetus_n cerealis_n lieutenant_n of_o the_o nine_o legion_n which_o come_v to_o succour_v they_o put_v to_o flight_v the_o legion_n and_o slay_v all_o the_o footman_n cerealis_n with_o the_o horseman_n escape_v to_o the_o camp_n and_o defend_v himself_o in_o the_o fortress_n through_o which_o overthrow_n and_o hate_v of_o the_o province_n drive_v to_o take_v arm_n through_o the_o avarice_n of_o the_o roman_n catus_n the_o procurator_n be_v afraid_a sail_v to_o gallia_n but_o suetonius_n with_o wonderful_a constancy_n pass_v even_o among_o the_o enemy_n go_v on_o to_o london_n not_o great_o famous_a by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o colony_n but_o for_o concourse_n of_o merchant_n and_o provision_n of_o all_o thing_n necessary_a of_o great_a fame_n and_o renoun_n and_o be_v come_v thither_o stand_v doubtful_a whether_o he_o shall_v choose_v that_o for_o the_o seat_n of_o war_n or_o not_o and_o consider_v the_o small_a store_n of_o soldier_n he_o have_v and_o how_o petilius_n have_v well_o pay_v for_o his_o rashness_n he_o determine_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o one_o town_n to_o preserve_v the_o rest_n whole_a neither_o be_v he_o win_v by_o weep_v and_o tear_n to_o give_v aid_n to_o such_o as_o demand_v it_o but_o give_v sign_n of_o remove_v and_o receive_v such_o as_o follow_v as_o part_v of_o his_o army_n if_o imbecility_n of_o sex_n or_o wearisomnes_n of_o age_n or_o pleasantness_n of_o the_o place_n keep_v any_o back_n they_o be_v all_o put_v to_o the_o sword_n by_o the_o enemy_n the_o free_a town_n of_o albon_n verulamium_n receive_v the_o like_a overthrow_n because_o the_o barbarian_n forsake_v their_o castle_n and_o fort_n and_o be_v well_o man_v spoil_v the_o rich_a and_o fat_a and_o carry_v it_o to_o a_o sure_a place_n glad_a of_o the_o booty_n go_v on_o to_o place_n more_o notable_a it_o be_v certain_a there_o be_v slay_v in_o those_o place_n i_o have_v speak_v of_o to_o the_o number_n of_o seventie_o thousand_o citizen_n and_o confederate_n neither_o do_v they_o sell_v or_o take_v any_o one_o prisoner_n or_o use_v any_o intercourse_n of_o traffic_n of_o war_n but_o kill_v hang_v burn_fw-mi crucify_v as_o though_o they_o will_v requite_v the_o measure_n they_o have_v suffer_v and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n hasten_v to_o anticipate_v revenge_n xi_o suetonius_n vanquish_v the_o britain_n which_o boudicea_n conduct_v her_o stoutness_n and_o death_n now_o suetonius_n have_v with_o he_o the_o fourteen_o legion_n with_o the_o standard_n bearer_n of_o the_o twentieth_o and_o the_o aide_n from_o place_n adjoin_v which_o come_v all_o to_o the_o number_n almost_o of_o ten_o thousand_o arm_a man_n resolve_v to_o lay_v aside_o all_o delay_n and_o try_v the_o chance_n of_o a_o main_a battle_n and_o choose_v a_o place_n with_o a_o narrow_a entrance_n and_o enclose_v behind_o with_o a_o wood_n be_v well_o assure_v that_o he_o have_v no_o enemy_n but_o before_o he_o and_o that_o the_o plain_n be_v wide_a without_o fear_n of_o ambush_n the_o legionarie_a soldier_n then_o marshal_v together_o in_o thick_a and_o close_a rank_n and_o the_o light_n harness_v close_o about_o they_o the_o horseman_n make_v the_o wing_n but_o the_o britain_n force_n triumph_v abroad_o in_o troop_n and_o company_n by_o such_o multitude_n that_o the_o like_a have_v not_o be_v see_v and_o of_o such_o fierceness_n of_o courage_n that_o they_o bring_v their_o wife_n with_o they_o and_o place_v they_o in_o cart_n in_o the_o utmost_a part_n of_o the_o plain_a as_o witness_n of_o the_o victory_n boudicea_n have_v her_o daughter_n by_o she_o in_o a_o chariot_n now_o go_v to_o one_o now_o to_o another_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o be_v be_v wont_v to_o make_v war_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o woman_n but_o at_o that_o time_n not_o as_o though_o she_o have_v descend_v of_o such_o noble_a ancestor_n she_o seek_v neither_o for_o kingdom_n nor_o wealth_n but_o a_o revenge_n as_o one_o of_o the_o common_a people_n of_o their_o lose_a liberty_n of_o her_o body_n beat_v with_o stripe_n and_o the_o chastity_n of_o her_o daughter_n violate_v that_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o roman_n be_v grow_v to_o that_o pass_n that_o they_o leave_v none_o of_o what_o age_n soever_o nor_o any_o virgin_n undefiled_a nevertheless_o that_o the_o god_n favour_v just_a revenge_n
conspiracy_n more_o grievous_a to_o nero_n ear_n who_o as_o ready_a and_o prompt_a to_o all_o mischief_n so_o unaccustomed_a to_o hear_v of_o that_o he_o have_v do_v the_o punishment_n of_o flavius_n be_v commit_v to_o veianus_n niger_n tribune_n he_o in_o the_o next_o field_n command_v a_o pit_n to_o be_v dig_v which_o flavius_n find_v fault_n with_o as_o not_o deep_a enough_o say_v to_o the_o soldier_n stand_v by_o this_o be_v not_o according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o service_n and_o be_v will_v to_o stretch_v out_o his_o neck_n stout_o i_o will_v to_o god_n say_v he_o thou_o will_v strike_v so_o stout_o who_o quake_v very_o much_o when_o he_o have_v scarce_o cut_v off_o his_o head_n at_o two_o blow_n brag_v to_o nero_n of_o his_o cruelty_n say_v that_o he_o be_v kill_v with_o half_a a_o blow_n the_o next_o example_n of_o constancy_n the_o centurion_n sulpitius_n asper_n do_v show_v for_o caesar_n ask_v he_o why_o he_o have_v conspire_v his_o death_n answer_v brief_o that_o so_o many_o his_o villainy_n can_v not_o otherwise_o be_v redress_v then_o he_o sustain_v the_o punishment_n command_v neither_o do_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o centurion_n degenerate_a in_o bear_v their_o punishment_n but_o fenius_n rufus_n have_v not_o the_o like_a courage_n but_o set_v down_o his_o grief_n and_o lamentation_n in_o his_o testament_n nero_n expect_v that_o vestinus_n the_o consul_n shall_v also_o be_v draw_v into_o the_o action_n judge_v he_o violent_a and_o a_o enemy_n to_o he_o but_o the_o conspirator_n will_v not_o communicate_v their_o deseignment_n with_o he_o some_o by_o reason_n of_o old_a grudge_n but_o more_o because_o they_o think_v he_o rash_a heady_a and_o insociable_a furthermore_o nero_n hatred_n against_o vestinus_n proceed_v of_o their_o inward_a familiarity_n the_o one_o contemn_v the_o prince_n know_v cowardliness_n and_o the_o other_o fear_v the_o fell_a courage_n of_o his_o friend_n often_o jest_v at_o he_o with_o bitter_a skoffe_n which_o when_o they_o carry_v much_o truth_n with_o they_o leave_v behind_o they_o a_o bite_a memory_n beside_o there_o be_v a_o fresh_a cause_n of_o malice_n between_o they_o because_o vestinus_n have_v marry_v statilia_n messalina_n not_o ignorant_a that_o caesar_n keep_v unlawful_a company_n with_o she_o therefore_o no_o crime_n no_o accuser_n appear_v because_o he_o can_v put_v on_o no_o show_n of_o accusation_n he_o flee_v to_o his_o absolute_a power_n &_o send_v gerelanus_n the_o tribune_n with_o a_o band_n of_o soldier_n &_o incharge_v he_o to_o prevent_v the_o consul_n deseignment_n seize_v upon_o his_o house_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v his_o fortress_n and_o slay_v his_o choose_a company_n of_o youth_n because_o vestinus_n have_v his_o house_n look_v over_o the_o market_n place_n and_o handsome_a slave_n all_o of_o one_o age_n he_o have_v fulfil_v that_o day_n all_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o consul_n and_o make_v a_o banquet_n fear_v nothing_o or_o else_o dissemble_v his_o fear_n the_o soldier_n enter_v in_o and_o when_o word_n be_v bring_v he_o that_o he_o be_v call_v by_o the_o tribune_n he_o rise_v without_o any_o delay_n have_v all_o thing_n prepare_v he_o in_o a_o trice_n shut_v himself_o up_o in_o his_o chamber_n &_o have_v his_o physician_n at_o hand_n which_o cut_v his_o vein_n and_o be_v yet_o lusty_a be_v carry_v to_o a_o bath_n put_v in_o hot_a water_n not_o once_o utter_v a_o word_n which_o can_v argue_v either_o grief_n or_o compassion_n on_o himself_o those_o which_o be_v at_o table_n with_o he_o be_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n beset_v with_o a_o guard_n and_o not_o dismiss_v till_o the_o night_n be_v far_o spend_v and_o than_o nero_n imagine_v and_o laugh_v at_o the_o fear_n they_o be_v in_o as_o look_v for_o their_o imminent_a ruin_n say_v they_o have_v pay_v enough_o for_o the_o consul_n good_a cheer_n xvi_o lucanus_n and_o quinctianus_n death_n nero_n liberality_n to_o the_o soldier_n who_o nymphidius_n be_v the_o senator_n flattery_n towards_o nero._n after_o that_o he_o command_v the_o death_n of_o m._n annaeus_n lucanus_n who_o perceive_v as_o his_o blood_n go_v out_o his_o foot_n and_o hand_n to_o wax_v cold_a and_o his_o spirit_n by_o little_a and_o little_a to_o forsake_v the_o exterior_a part_n of_o his_o body_n his_o hart_n yet_o strong_a &_o his_o wit_n fresh_a remember_v verse_n make_v by_o himself_o in_o which_o he_o represent_v a_o soldier_n wound_v and_o dead_a with_o the_o like_a kind_n of_o death_n rehearse_v the_o verse_n themselves_o which_o be_v the_o last_o word_n he_o speak_v after_o that_o senecio_n and_o quinctianus_n not_o according_a to_o their_o former_a effeminate_a life_n and_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o conspirator_n be_v put_v to_o death_n neither_o speak_v nor_o do_v any_o thing_n worthy_a memory_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o city_n be_v fill_v with_o funeral_n the_o capitol_n with_o sacrifice_n one_o have_v his_o brother_n another_o his_o son_n put_v to_o death_n or_o friend_n or_o near_a kindred_n give_v thanks_o to_o the_o god_n deck_v his_o house_n with_o bay_n fall_v down_o at_o the_o emperor_n knee_n and_o weary_v his_o right_a hand_n with_o kiss_n and_o he_o think_v it_o to_o be_v do_v for_o joy_n reward_v with_o impunity_n antonius_n natalis_n and_o ceruarius_fw-la proculus_n speedy_a detection_n and_o milichus_n enrich_v with_o recompense_n take_v unto_o he_o a_o name_n which_o in_o the_o greek_a signify_v a_o saviour_n and_o granius_n silvanus_n the_o tribune_n although_o quit_v yet_o slay_v himself_o statius_n proximus_n frustrate_v the_o pardon_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v of_o the_o emperor_n by_o the_o vanity_n of_o his_o death_n after_o this_o pompey_z cornelius_n martialis_n flavius_n nepos_n and_o statius_n domitius_n be_v deprive_v of_o the_o tribuneship_n not_o because_o they_o hate_v the_o prince_n but_o yet_o suppose_v so_o to_o do_v novius_fw-la priscus_n for_o the_o friendship_n he_o have_v with_o seneca_n and_o glitius_n gallus_n and_o annius_n pollio_n diffamed_a rather_o then_o convict_v be_v send_v into_o banishment_n antonia_n flacilla_n priscus_n wife_n follow_v he_o egnatia_n maximilla_n do_v the_o like_a with_o gallus_n at_o the_o first_o all_o their_o wealth_n which_o be_v great_a leave_v they_o then_o take_v away_o both_o which_o increase_v their_o glory_n rufus_n crispinus_n be_v banish_v also_o under_o colour_n of_o the_o conspiracy_n but_o hate_v of_o nero_n because_o he_o have_v be_v poppaea_n husband_n verginius_n rufus_n great_a reputation_n be_v cause_n of_o his_o exile_n for_o verginius_n further_v the_o study_n of_o youth_n with_o eloquence_n and_o musonius_n with_o precept_n of_o philosophy_n clwidienus_n quietus_n julius_n agrippa_n blitius_n catulinus_n petronius_n priscus_n julius_n altinus_n as_o it_o be_v a_o army_n to_o make_v up_o a_o number_n be_v banish_v to_o the_o isle_n of_o the_o aegaean_a sea_n but_o cadicia_n scevinus_n wife_n and_o cesenius_n maximus_n be_v banish_v italy_n know_v by_o the_o punishment_n only_o that_o they_o be_v call_v in_o question_n annaeus_n lucanus_n mother_n atilla_n though_o not_o acquit_v yet_o be_v let_v go_v without_o punishment_n these_o thing_n do_v by_o nero_n &_o call_v the_o soldier_n together_o to_o a_o oration_n he_o bestow_v by_o pole_n upon_o every_o soldier_n under_o band_n two_o thousand_o nummi_fw-la d._n and_o corn_n without_o any_o price_n which_o they_o have_v before_o according_a to_o the_o rate_n it_o be_v sell_v then_o as_o though_o he_o will_v declare_v some_o exploit_n do_v in_o war_n assemble_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n &_o bestow_v the_o ornament_n of_o triumph_n upon_o petronius_n turpilianus_n consul_n cocceius_n nerua_n praetor_n elect_v tigellinus_n captain_n of_o the_o guard_n and_o so_o extol_v tigellinus_n and_o nerua_n beside_o their_o triumphal_a image_n in_o the_o forum_n he_o place_v their_o image_n also_o in_o the_o palace_n he_o give_v nymphidius_n also_o the_o ornament_n of_o a_o consul_n of_o who_o i_o will_v speak_v a_o little_a because_o now_o be_v the_o first_o occasion_n offer_v for_o he_o also_o be_v part_n of_o the_o roman_a misery_n he_o therefore_o son_n of_o a_o free_a woman_n which_o have_v abandon_v and_o make_v common_a her_o comely_a body_n to_o prince_n bond_n and_o free_v man_n affirm_v he_o be_v beget_v by_o c._n caesar_n because_o by_o some_o chance_n he_o be_v tall_a of_o personage_n and_o of_o a_o stern_a grim_a countenance_n or_o else_o c._n caesar_n be_v desirous_a of_o light-woman_n have_v abuse_v his_o mother_n also_o but_o nero_n the_o senator_n assemble_v and_o a_o oration_n make_v among_o they_o publish_v a_o edict_n to_o the_o people_n and_o add_v the_o information_n and_o confession_n of_o the_o condemn_v because_o he_o be_v often_o diffamed_a in_o the_o people_n mouth_n as_o though_o he_o have_v execute_v innocent_a person_n for_o envy_n or_o fear_n nevertheless_o those_o which_o have_v a_o care_n
of_o know_v the_o truth_n do_v neither_o than_o doubt_v but_o the_o conspiracy_n be_v begin_v grow_v to_o ripeness_n and_o set_v on_o foot_n again_o as_o those_o which_o return_v to_o the_o city_n after_o nero_n death_n confess_v but_o in_o the_o senate_n all_o of_o they_o according_a to_o each_o man_n grief_n abiect_v themselves_o to_o flattery_n alienus_n clemens_n bitter_o inveigh_v against_o junius_n gallio_n amaze_v with_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n seneca_n and_o entreat_v for_o his_o own_o life_n call_v he_o enemy_n and_o parricide_n until_o the_o whole_a senate_n show_v their_o dislike_n therein_o lest_o he_o shall_v seem_v to_o abuse_v public_a calamity_n and_o make_v they_o occasion_n of_o his_o private_a grudge_n or_o draw_v the_o prince_n to_o new_a cruelty_n forget_v and_o temper_v with_o clemency_n then_o order_n be_v take_v that_o gift_n and_o thanks_o shall_v be_v render_v the_o god_n and_o peculiar_a honour_n do_v to_o the_o sun_n unto_o who_o there_o be_v a_o old_a temple_n in_o the_o cirque_fw-la in_o which_o the_o enterprise_n shall_v have_v be_v accomplish_v who_o disclose_v by_o his_o divine_a power_n the_o secret_n of_o the_o confederacy_n and_o that_o the_o circensian_a pastime_n in_o honour_n of_o ceres_n shall_v be_v exhibit_v with_o more_o horse_n raze_n and_o that_o the_o month_n of_o april_n shall_v bear_v the_o surname_n of_o nero_n that_o a_o temple_n shall_v be_v build_v to_o salus_n in_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o scevinus_n have_v take_v the_o rapier_n which_o he_o himself_o have_v offer_v up_o in_o the_o capitol_n and_o write_v under_o it_o to_o jupiter_n the_o revenger_n which_o present_o be_v not_o note_v but_o after_o that_o julius_n vindex_n have_v take_v arm_n it_o be_v interpret_v as_o a_o foretell_v and_o presage_n of_o future_a revenge_n i_o find_v in_o the_o commentary_n of_o the_o senate_n that_o cerealis_n anicius_n consul_n elect_v give_v his_o censure_n that_o a_o temple_n shall_v be_v build_v with_o all_o speed_n at_o the_o common_a charge_n to_o divine_a nero_n which_o he_o think_v convenient_a as_o though_o exceed_v the_o high_a mortal_a degree_n he_o have_v deserve_v to_o be_v worship_v of_o man_n which_o after_o be_v know_v to_o be_v a_o token_n and_o foretell_v of_o his_o end_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o god_n be_v never_o give_v the_o prince_n until_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o go_v out_o this_o mortal_a life_n the_o sixteenth_o book_n of_o the_o annal_n of_o cornelius_n tacitus_n i._o nero_n consume_v much_o in_o seek_v out_o a_o hide_a treasure_n which_o cesellius_n bassus_n dream_v of_o the_o death_n of_o bassus_n nero_n contend_v on_o the_o stage_n for_o the_o prize_n of_o play_v on_o the_o harp_n after_o that_o time_n fortune_n begin_v to_o delude_v nero_n through_o his_o own_o vanity_n take_v hold_n of_o a_o promise_n make_v by_o cesellius_n bassus_n who_o be_v a_o african_a bear_v and_o busy_a head_a build_v a_o assure_a hope_n upon_o the_o shadow_n of_o a_o dream_n which_o he_o have_v in_o the_o night_n and_o come_v to_o rome_n have_v buy_v access_n to_o the_o prince_n declare_v that_o there_o be_v a_o cave_n in_o his_o ground_n of_o a_o huge_a depth_n wherein_o be_v contain_v great_a quantity_n of_o gold_n uncoyn_v and_o unwrought_a in_o a_o mass_n as_o in_o old_a time_n it_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v hide_v for_o there_o lay_v a_o wall_n of_o very_a heavy_a brick_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o on_o the_o other_o pillar_n stand_v upright_o all_o which_o have_v lie_v hide_v many_o year_n to_o increase_v the_o wealth_n of_o the_o present_a time_n and_o as_o conjecture_n do_v show_v dido_n the_o fenissian_n flee_v from_o tyrus_n after_o she_o have_v build_v carthage_n hide_v that_o treasure_n there_o lest_o the_o new_a people_n with_o overgreat_a wealth_n shall_v become_v wanton_a and_o riotous_a or_o the_o king_n of_o the_o numidian_n their_o old_a enemy_n for_o greediness_n of_o their_o gold_n sometime_o be_v incense_v to_o make_v war_n against_o they_o whereupon_o nero_n not_o well_o assure_v of_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o author_n or_o certainty_n of_o the_o business_n nor_o any_o send_v to_o view_v and_o learn_v whether_o a_o truth_n be_v report_v of_o himself_o increase_v the_o rumour_n and_o send_v some_o to_o bring_v away_o all_o as_o it_o be_v a_o pray_v already_o get_v galley_n and_o choice_n vessel_n be_v appoint_v to_o help_v to_o hasten_v the_o matter_n the_o people_n have_v no_o other_o speech_n in_o their_o mouth_n but_o that_o treasure_n through_o the_o credulousnes_n of_o the_o discoverer_n though_o not_o report_v of_o it_o all_o alike_o and_o it_o fall_v out_o by_o chance_n that_o the_o quinquennale_a pastime_n which_o every_o five_o year_n be_v represent_v be_v then_o the_o second_o time_n celebrate_v which_o minister_v the_o orator_n their_o chief_a subject_n to_o commend_v the_o prince_n say_v that_o the_o earth_n do_v not_o now_o bring_v forth_o only_o the_o usual_a fruit_n nor_o gold_n mingle_v with_o other_o metal_n but_o a_o new_a plenty_n and_o that_o the_o god_n themselves_o bestow_v wealth_n in_o all_o abundance_n and_o many_o other_o thing_n with_o great_a eloquence_n and_o no_o less_o servile_a and_o base_a flattery_n they_o feign_v be_v assure_v of_o easy_a belief_n in_o the_o hearer_n riotuousnes_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n grow_v great_a by_o vain_a hope_n and_o the_o old_a wealth_n be_v consume_v as_o though_o the_o other_o have_v be_v offer_v prodigal_o to_o waste_v many_o year_n yea_o from_o thence_o largess_n be_v bestow_v and_o the_o expectation_n of_o that_o wealth_n be_v a_o cause_n in_o part_n of_o the_o public_a poverty_n for_o bassus_n have_v dig_v his_o ground_n and_o large_a field_n round_o about_o avouch_v bold_o this_o or_o that_o to_o be_v the_o promise_a cave_n not_o only_o soldier_n follow_v he_o but_o the_o country_n people_n be_v take_v to_o dig_v and_o labour_v at_o length_n leave_v his_o sottishness_n and_o marvel_v that_o his_o dream_n never_o prove_v false_a before_o and_o that_o he_o be_v never_o deceive_v until_o then_o rid_v himself_o of_o shame_n and_o fear_n by_o kill_v himself_o some_o have_v report_v that_o he_o be_v imprison_v and_o set_v at_o liberty_n again_o incontinent_o his_o good_n first_o take_v to_o the_o prince_n treasure_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o senate_n the_o quinquennale_a pastime_n draw_v near_o to_o shadow_v his_o shame_n offer_v he_o the_o victory_n of_o sing_v and_o withal_o the_o crown_n of_o eloquence_n to_o colour_v the_o reproach_n of_o his_o sing_n on_o the_o stage_n but_o nero_n say_v that_o he_o need_v not_o the_o authority_n and_o favour_n of_o the_o senate_n in_o that_o respect_n as_o able_a of_o himself_o to_o make_v his_o party_n good_a with_o his_o concurrent_n &_o little_o doubt_v but_o that_o by_o the_o uprightness_n of_o the_o judge_n he_o shall_v obtain_v his_o deserve_a praise_n sing_v first_o of_o all_o a_o verse_n on_o the_o stage_n then_o the_o people_n instant_o crave_v that_o he_o will_v publish_v all_o his_o study_n for_o those_o be_v their_o word_n he_o enter_v the_o theatre_n and_o observe_v all_o the_o order_n of_o the_o harper_n as_o that_o be_v weary_a yet_o he_o shall_v not_o sit_v down_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o wipe_v off_o his_o sweat_n but_o with_o the_o garment_n he_o wear_v that_o no_o excrement_n shall_v be_v see_v at_o his_o mouth_n or_o nose_n and_o last_o of_o all_o kneel_v and_o show_v a_o reverence_n to_o the_o assembly_n with_o his_o hand_n expect_v the_o judge_n sentence_n with_o a_o counterfeit_a fear_n and_o the_o citie-people_n accustom_v also_o to_o approve_v the_o gesture_n of_o the_o player_n answer_v he_o with_o a_o certain_a measure_n and_o artificial_a applause_n thou_o will_v have_v think_v they_o have_v rejoice_v and_o perhaps_o they_o do_v for_o the_o injury_n of_o the_o public_a discredit_n but_o those_o which_o from_o town_n far_o off_o retain_v as_o yet_o the_o ancient_a severity_n and_o custom_n of_o italy_n and_o from_o remote_a province_n unacquainted_a with_o dissolute_a behaviour_n come_v either_o as_o ambassador_n or_o for_o private_a business_n can_v neither_o endure_v that_o sight_n nor_o applaud_v any_o way_n so_o dishonourable_a a_o labour_n but_o awearie_a with_o their_o unskilful_a clap_v of_o hand_n and_o trouble_v the_o skilful_a be_v often_o beat_v by_o the_o soldier_n place_v in_o thick_a array_n lest_o any_o moment_n of_o time_n shall_v be_v lose_v by_o a_o untuned_a and_o disproportionable_a cry_n or_o slothful_a silence_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o many_o horseman_n which_o labour_v to_o pass_v through_o the_o crowd_n and_o thick_a multitude_n be_v tread_v under_o foot_n and_o other_o while_o they_o continue_v day_n and_o night_n in_o their_o place_n be_v strike_v with_o deadly_a sickness_n and_o yet_o if_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v